1. ace in the hole - Noun
2. ace in the hole - Phrase
ace in the hole (plural aces in the hole)
(US, idiomatic, informal) Synonym of ace up one's sleeve
Our ace in the hole left our opponents stupefied; it isn't every day that an NBA star plays street basketball.
Ace in the Hole was to star Carolla as a husband and father who works as a driving instructor. Source: Internet
A half-decade after Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend, Billy Wilder made Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Ace in the Hole (1951), noirs that were not so much crime dramas as satires on Hollywood and the news media. Source: Internet
Absence of Malice Ace in the Hole All The President's Men Foreign Correspondent Good Night, and Good. Source: Internet
THE DVD SHELF: "Theatreland," Billy Wilder's "Ace in the Hole," Harold Lloyd's "The Freshman" and David O. Russell's "American Hustle" Source: Internet
In his book Shake Hands with the Devil, Canadian force commander Roméo Dallaire gave the Tunisian soldiers high credit for their skills and effort in the conflict and referred to them as his "ace in the hole". Source: Internet
They were the one and only thing Starfleet knew the Borg had not yet adapted to and for that reason wanted to keep this ace in the hole for as long as possible. Source: Internet