词汇 | hole card |
释义 | Idiom hole card American a secret advantage that is ready to use when you need it.She still had one hole card to get out of police custody - a phone call to an influential friend. hole card noun 1 in stud poker, a card dealt face-down US, 1967. 2 a resource in reserve US, 1926. 3 the key to a person's character. From the game of stud poker, in which a 'hole card' is a card dealt facedown US, 1968 hole card1. In poker, a card dealt face down to a player. It is common in stud poker for the player to receive a number of hole cards. 2. A secret advantage. Just when everyone thought Randy was going to lose the competition, he used his hole card and pulled into first place. a hole cardmainly AMERICANA hole card is an advantage that you keep secret until you are ready to use it. The fact that I knew where she was and had in my possession a boxful of evidence were my only two remaining hole cards. Note: In five card `stud' poker, the `hole' card is the only card which is dealt to you face down so that the other players cannot see it. |
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