ENGLISH IDIOMS: trump card

in #persian9 years ago

trump card

برگ برنده

(Something valuable that can be used as a surprise to win a situation.)

He prefers to keep his trump card hidden. But, at some point, he may decide to play it.

او ترجیح می‌دهد برگ برنده‌اش را پنهان نگه‌دارد؛ ولی یک زمانی ممکن است تصمیم بگیرد آن را رو کند.

معمولاً این اصطلاح به‌صورت to play the trump card به کار می‌رود که معادل فارسی آن «برگ برنده را رو کردن» است. مثال دیگر:

His trump card was the money he had saved for a rainy day.

برگ برنده‌ی او پولی بود که برای روز مبادا ذخیره کرده بود.


This post is part of a series on English idioms for Persian speakers. You can find the other entries under the tag [ #idioms-tutorial ].

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"China's trump card is mass consumer goods."

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His Trump card is his son who helps him in
his old age.

This is, in fact, Pakistan's trump card.

For her, the trump card is worth playing.

Teachers always keep the trump card to surprise their student. Nice idiom.

A good one to reblog.

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