Knows every trick in the book In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "knows every trick in the book", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2021-12-14 12:12

Try, use, etc. every trick in the book phrase

Try, use, know etc. every possible method to achieve something

I try every trick in the book to get her attention, but it doesn't work.

My mom used every trick in the book to clean the oven, but nothing worked.

Mrs. Park: "Paul, what are you doing with our eggs?" Paul: "Mom, I'm trying every trick in the book to help them to hatch."

I promise to use every trick in the book to stop myself, a shopaholic, from buying useless stuff.

My father is a good mechanical engineer, so he knows every trick in the book to repair machines.

the tricks of the trade

Clever methods used by experienced people in a specific domain to gain advantage

so near and yet so far.

One very nearly achieved or got something, but in the end you just failed, or there is still some difficulty to do before that can happen.

a bag/box of tricks

Used to refer to a set of methods or items that one can use to achieve something.

be half the battle (won)

To complete an extremely important part of the work in order to achieve a certain goal

under (one's) belt

Used to indicate that one has mastered or succeeded in doing something

The verb "try, use, etc." should be conjugated according to its tense.