trump

I had to play a trump to win the trick.

trumped up a charge of conspiracy.

She was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.

in this month General Haig decided to play his trump card: the tank.

if the fetus is human life, that trumps any argument about the freedom of the mother.

Conrad came up trumps again, finishing fourth in the 800 metres.

they've trumped up charges against her.

He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown .

my partner's play of the last trump; his clumsy play of the rebound.

Many schools use small classes as their trump card in marketing campaigns.

Every time John is late getting home he trumps up some new excuse.

Sylvia does not get on with the supervisor and the danger is that he will trump up some charge to discredit her.

That woman trumped up various baseless charges against him.

It became clear, during the trial, that most of the charges against the defendant were trumped up.

This defender’s ability to score vital goals has often proved a trump card.

Several of his colleagues trumped up a complaint to get him removed from the job.

He waited until the last minute to play his trump card and tell them about his plans to cut costs.

The simple solution is to rely on 3-2 trumps and 4-3 spades, ruffing three spades in hand.

After two rounds of trumps you just switch to hearts, and when East ruffs he has to lead into the club tenace.