Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. ace slang A shortening of "asexual," meaning one who does not feel sexual attraction or desire for others, or who does not feel compelled to engage in sexual activity. That's great that you're so...
Slang.a close friend. Golf. Also calledhole in one.a shot in which the ball is driven from the tee into the hole in one stroke: He hit a 225-yard ace on the first hole. a score of one stroke made on such a shot: to card an ace. ...
meaning that the subject has some kind of leverage or advantage hidden, waiting for the right time to be "played" 查看更多回答 Q:請提供關於acein the hole 的例句給我。 A:Ace in the hole is used when someone gets the best score/does the best they could. ...
a. Informal An excited or euphoric condition: The team was on a high after winning in overtime. b. Slang An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by alcohol or a drug.Idioms: high and dry 1. In a position of helplessness; stranded: went off and left me high and dry. 2. Nautical...
f. Phr. ace in the hole, an advantage so far concealed; a card up one's sleeve, a trump card. slang (chiefly N. Amer.).1915G. Bronson-Howard God's Man vi. iii. 371 Ever hear of a gambler's ace in his sleeve—‘ace in the hole’, they call it.1922Collier's 23 Sept. 24...
The ace is the highest playing card in its suit in many card games, so a cheating player might well hide one to use against an unwary opponent. A North American variant is an ace in the hole . The next two idioms are also based on this meaning of ace . See also: ace, have, slee...
(Which contains the longest definition of "Lawyer" in the English language) A ab initio. 1. from the beginning. 2. an appropriate term at the start of a dictionary. acquittal. 1. the result of a jury spellbound by the witchcraft of a defen
He was one of the guys who opened London’s Rock On record shop in the 70′s, having started out with a few standups of used records just off Shaftsbury Avenue and later, founded Ace Records, the catalog/reissue company, which he still owns and operates. Like the rest of us, he’...
In slang use for "three (of anything)" from 1887. *sem-(1) Proto-Indo-European root meaning "one; as one, together with." It might form all or part of: anomalous; anomaly; assemble; assimilate; ensemble; facsimile; fulsome; hamadryad; haplo-; haploid; hendeca-; hendiadys; heno...