Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of up one's sleeve.
It will be interesting to see how the rest of the offseason shapes up and what else Guerin has up his sleeves.
2020 September 15, Michael Russo, “Jonas Brodin’s deal sets the stage for a Wild offseason that should be eventful”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 20242 more examples
With Fallon’s trademark off-brand humor, it’s only natural to assume that each Emmy winner would end up licking their statuette for $10. While we’re not sure this is the case, Fallon did assure us that everything he has up his sleeves has gotten NBC’s stamp of approval.
2010 July 30, Gerrick D. Kennedy, “TCA Press Tour: Jimmy Fallon has a few tricks up his sleeves for the Emmys”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2025Whatever amazing gizmos our business superstars have up their sleeves tonight, there are a few things we can be sure of: the products will be rubbish, the presentations will be a giant festival of cringe, and any orders received will be entirely imaginary.
2012 March 28, Heidi Stephens, “The Apprentice 2012 episode two: live blog”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2025
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