trump card
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Tweet n. 1. Games A card in the trump suit, held in reserve for winning a trick. 2. A key resource to be used at an opportune moment; a trump: "[They] seem determined to use the agreement as a trump card to obtain ... all the advantages they feel they deserve" (Christian Science Monitor). |
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