ace in the hole

Mr McNamara, who lives in Lowestoft, Suffolk, said he thought he had been alerted to the Gorleston gig by a fax from the band's press team - and was pleased his stock of live photos had given him an "ace in the hole" for his story in the freesheet.

Observers point to Larry Ellison’s prominent support of Trump as Skydance’s ace in the hole.

With both sides of the alliance caught flat-footed by changes in where and how Americans consume information, it’s little wonder that the combined reach of Hollywood and the Democratic Party has not been an ace in the hole with voters.

But Toranaga has an ace in the hole.

Trump's favorite campaign strategy is immigrant bashing and they hoped it would be their ace in the hole.