【明報專訊】"Sammy passed his examinations in spades." "Celine is charming and beautiful. If she were rich, she'd have everything! And in spades." The spades in these examples are the ones found on playing cards (撲克牌). In certain games they rank high in value. From that, this term refers to doing something in a big way or having something in great amounts.
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