ace of diamonds
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- noun
- /eɪs əv ˈdaɪməndz/
:
as de diamantes
- She played her ace of diamonds at just the right moment to win the hand.
Examples
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In the game of poker, I was thrilled to draw the ace of diamonds as my first card.
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I think I pulled the ace of diamonds.
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I want to see my ace of diamonds.
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I know about the ace of diamonds.
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You got the ace of diamonds.
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I want my ace of diamonds
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I want my ace of diamonds!
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During the card game, everyone eagerly awaited the reveal of the ace of diamonds.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'ace' (a card) combined with 'of' indicating membership in the suit 'diamond' yields the ace card in the diamonds suit. This possessive/partitive construction is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Ace of diamonds comes from playing cards: the word ace meant the single or top card, and diamonds are the red, gem-shaped suit people often linked with money. So the phrase means 'the ace card in the diamonds suit'.