A: What are you going to do to get us out of this difficult situation? B: I have an ace in the ...
A: What are you going to do to get us out of this difficult situation? B: I have an ace in the hole, but I don't want to play it unless you're fine with it, too. A: Anything to get us out of this quagmire.
His ace in the hole is his political connections.
Money is his ace in the hole; he can afford an expensive campaign.
The surprise witness was the plaintiff's trump card to win the lawsuit.
My superior piano skills are my trump card for impressing girls.
Our good relationship with the big suppliers is our trump card in this business deal.
The company uses generous benefits package as the bargaining chip to acquire new talent.
Crude oil was used as a bargaining chip in negotiations for economic aid.
He started his career with far more social advantages than his father did.
We use the unpaid balance as a leverage to push our vendors to deliver the materials we need. If they don't do it, we don't pay them.
The young CEO leveraged his personal contacts to find new investors.