drawing card

back to the drawing board

Indicates that one must try a different strategy in order to achieve some goal following the failure of a recent attempt.

card of ten

A bold front, an instance of standing one's ground.

get out of jail free card

A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences.

go back to the drawing board

To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.

mark someone's card

To forcefully correct someone's behaviour.

play the gender card

To assert that sexism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit sexist or antisexist attitudes.

play the Nazi card

To invoke the reductio ad Hitlerum argument in a dialogue or debate.

play the race card

To assert that race or racism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit racist or antiracist attitudes.