Something up your sleeve

“He’s not going to stage a car breakdown just to stop me catching the plane!” insisted Terry.

“Terry, you must know Tony by now. He is certain to pull some kind of stunt to stop you coming out to Barbados, or anywhere else. He needs you around him for the exercise of his power. Trouble is though, he exercises that power on you! Now, if you don’t want to join me...”

“You know I do,” Terry interrupted.

“Well be warned and have something up your sleeve in case I’m right... and I know I am. I know how Tony thinks.”