trump card
Speech parts
1. trump card - Noun
2. trump card - Phrase
Meaning
(card games) A playing card, of the trump suit that is held in reserve until needed to win a trick.
(figuratively) Something used to obtain an advantage, sometimes unscrupulously.
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Again, if a player does not have any cards of the lead suit and can play a trump card higher than any other trump played so far, the player must do so, even if the player expects that a later player will beat the card.
Fresh from a promising campaign in the 2020 U19 World Cup for Pakistan, Aamir Ali could turn out to be an unlikely trump card for Peshawar.
Certain games are "play to beat" or "must-trump"; if a player cannot follow suit but can play trump, they must play trump, and additionally if they are able they must beat any trump card already played to the trick.
Master coach plays trump card against a Blues team holding all the acesEven by his mercurial standards, this 18-14 win over NSW surely ranks among Wayne Bennett's great coaching performances.
Itachi can easily beat Deku using his trickeries without having to use his ultimate trump card, the Mangekyo Sharingan.
If another trump has already been played that a player cannot beat, then they can play any trump in their hand, but they still must play a trump card if they can.