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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[trump up] {v.} To make up (something untrue); invent in the mind. * /Every time Tom is late getting home he trumps up some new excuse./ * /The Russians were […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[trump card] {n.} Something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works. * /The coach saved his star pitcher for a trump card./ * /Mary had […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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