But the Chinese have another argument up their sleeve, which seems more plausible (and more modern).

The pattern of the sleeve is one of the characteristics of fashion in dress, varying in every country and period.

Various survivals of the early forms of sleeve are still found in the different types of academic or other robes.

They still do. Today s Russians hope that Putin, who blindsided his opponents with his annexation of Crimea, might have another daring trick up his sleeve one that will stabilize financial markets and revive the oil prices on which Russia s economy depends.

My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.

Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

Moses said , My Lord ! open up my heart ,

My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

Wake up, my son!

A locked up garden is my sister, my bride a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Yes, Dima replied, brushing off a piece of half eaten fish that had gotten stuck to his right sleeve. I'd like to buy that one there.

My grandfather gets up early.

Said Moosa , My Lord , open up my breast for me .

For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.

My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you

The lightest touch of her arm the touch of a hand, the touch even of a sleeve, of a garment, as she put it on caused excruciating, burning pain.

For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

Where can I pick up my ticket?

My ears feel like they're stuffed up.

Isn't this laid up in store with me, sealed up among my treasures?

You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me. My leanness rises up against me. It testifies to my face.

My beloved spoke, and said to me, Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.

Then a spirit passed before my face the hair of my flesh stood up

My country, Sweden 1800, we were up there.

I screwed up my courage and went there.

Where can I pick up my airplane ticket?

My Lord ! make me keep up prayer and from my offspring ( too ) , O our Lord , and accept my prayer

Lord , grant that I may keep up the prayer , and so may my offspring . My Lord , accept my prayer .

My Lord ! make me keep up prayer and from my offspring ( too ) , O our Lord , and accept my prayer

Lord , grant that I may keep up the prayer , and so may my offspring . My Lord , accept my prayer .

Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?

He has walled up my ways with cut stone he has made my paths crooked.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.