keep something up their sleeves

Chinese translation: 留一手

09:27 Aug 28, 2019
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / 儿童小说
English term or phrase: keep something up their sleeves
All master detectives keep something up their sleeves.
I decided to keep this tidbit of information to myself.

上下文:这里的 I 是一位业余侦探,在大家一起侦察的时候,发现了大家没发现的一个小线索,但是暂时不想告诉大家。
MeC.L.
China
Chinese translation:留一手
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Frank Feng
China
Local time: 16:01
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Summary of answers provided
4留一手
Frank Feng
4留一招
Kiet Bach
3藏有精囊妙计
tanglsus


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留一手


Explanation:
ref: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/keep something up your ...

Frank Feng
China
Local time: 16:01
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留一招


Explanation:
self-explanatory

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 01:01
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藏有精囊妙计


Explanation:
供参考

tanglsus
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Local time: 04:01
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