in spades
(получить) больше того, что хотелось бы
Пример использования идиомы in spades:
The mother of the sick boy was hoping to receive some money, but when the radio talked about his illness she received it in spades.
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Другие идиомы:
- above board
- according to Hoyle
- ace in the hole
- ante up
- call a spade a spade
- call someone's bluff
- cash in one's chips
- come/turn up trumps
- deal someone in
- be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand
- follow suit
- force someone's hand
- have an ace up one's sleeve
- have a card up one's sleeve
- hold all the aces