The joker in the pack In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "the joker in the pack", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2020-12-20 07:12

Meaning of The joker in the pack

Synonyms:

a dark horse , wild card

The joker in the pack phrase

A person or thing that is different from other things or people and likely to have an unexpected effect on the situation.

He is known as the joker in the pack for quite a long time.

The joker in the pack in this contest will be the weather, but not the participants.

Other phrases about:

kill or cure

Something that only has one of two different end results: positive or negative

blurt out

To say something without thinking

caught bending

Caught by surprise

(be/hang) in the balance

Used to describe something which is uncertain.

blow (something) wide open
  1. to make the outcome (of a match) become hard to predict.
  2. to reveal something secret that someone is trying to hide.

Origin of The joker in the pack

The Joker playing card. (Image Source: Pinterest)

It may derive from a standard deck of playing cards. A joker is an extra card that doesn't belong to any of the four suits (clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades) and usually has the image of a jester. It's used in poker as a wild card.

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