trump(1. (cards) a playing card of a suit that outranks all others; in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits • He played an even higher trump. 2. (figuratively) something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve; This time, hearts are trumps); ruff; one's trump card; one's best card; visor; ace(he has an ace up his sleeve = у него есть козырь про запас. ORD Alexander Demidov); a trump card; triumph(в картах); advantage(alhvd); a strong point(okh_m)
master card(Like Stimson, Truman's secretary of state, James Byrnes, hoped that the bomb might prove to be a "master card" in subsequent diplomatic dealings with the Soviet Union – but both were disappointed. VLZ_58)
