sleeve
noun /sliːv/
/sliːv/
Idioms - a part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm
enlarge image- a dress with short/long sleeves
- Dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands.
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb2- I looked around to see who was tugging at my sleeve.
- It was sunny, and everyone was in short sleeves.
- There's tomato on your sleeve.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- left
- …
- push back
- push up
- roll up
- …
- in… sleeves
- on a/the sleeve
enlarge image-sleeved(in adjectives) having sleeves of the type mentioned- a short-sleeved shirt
- (also jacket especially in North American English)a stiff paper cover for a record
- a colourful sleeve design
- He designed record sleeves for the Rolling Stones.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- album
- CD
- DVD
- …
- design
- notes
- design
- a tube that covers a part of a machine to protect it
Word OriginOld English slēfe, slīef(e), slȳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove ‘covering’.
Idioms
an ace up your sleeve (British English)
(North American English an ace in the hole)
- (informal) a secret advantage, for example a piece of information or a skill, that you are ready to use if you need to
have a card up your sleeve
- to have an idea, a plan, etc. that will give you an advantage in a particular situation and that you keep secret until it is needed
have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your sleeve
- to have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes necessary
- I have a few tricks up my sleeve.
have/keep something up your sleeve
- to keep a plan or an idea secret until you need to use it
- Actually I do have a few ideas up my sleeve.
laugh up your sleeve (at somebody/something)
- (informal) to secretly think that something is funny
roll up your sleeves
- to prepare to work or fight
wear your heart on your sleeve
- to allow your feelings to be seen by other people
- He’s not one to wear his heart on his sleeve.