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A preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
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Why "having something UP one's sleeve," not "having something IN one's sleeve"?
I learned a new idiom: "having something up one's sleeve," which means to have secret plans or ideas.
This idiom is from the practice of magicians hiding tricks or gimmicks IN the sleeve, right? Then, …
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