DD36
What expressions do you have around here that come from card games—for example, ‘an ace up your sleeve’? [Asked in early Questionnaires only]
| NR | 39 |
| IT’S NOT MY LONG SUIT | 8 |
| HOLD THE TRUMP CARD | 7 |
| CARDS WERE STACKED | 6 |
| ACE IN THE HOLE | 4 |
| CARDS WERE STACKED AGAINST ME | 4 |
| CARD SHARK | 2 |
| GRAND SLAM | 2 |
| ACE | 1 |
| ACE UP YOUR SLEEVE | 1 |
| ACES AND EIGHTS | 1 |
| ALL UP MY SLEEVE | 1 |
| BLACK AS THE ACE OF SPADES | 1 |
| CARDS ARE STACKED | 1 |
| CARDS STACKED AGAINST ME | 1 |
| CHIPS ARE DOWN | 1 |
| DON’T DEAL WITH HIM UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ACE IN THE HOLE | 1 |
| GOOD CARDS | 1 |
| GOT A RAW DEAL | 1 |
| HAD AN ACE IN THE HOLE | 1 |
| HAVE THE DEADWOOD ON HIM | 1 |
| HE PLAYED HIS HOLE CARD | 1 |
| HE’S A CARD SHARK | 1 |
| HE’S A CARD SHARP | 1 |
| HE’S A GAMBLER | 1 |
| HOT SPOT | 1 |
| IT’S YOUR LEAD | 1 |
| JACK OF ALL TRADES | 1 |
| JOKERS | 1 |
| LOADED DECK | 1 |
| REMAKE | 1 |
| SHARKS | 1 |
| SHE’S A TRUMP | 1 |
| SOMEBODY’S STACKED THE DECK | 1 |
| STRAIGHT | 1 |
| THAT WAS HIS HOLE CARD | 1 |
| THAT’S MY TRUMP CARD | 1 |
| THEY STACKED THE DECK AGAINST ME | 1 |
| THREE OF A KIND | 1 |
| TRUMPING HIS ACE | 1 |
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