Idiom
know every trick in the book
Meaning
To know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He knows every trick in the book about fixing old cars.”
“You cannot fool the manager because she has been in this business for years and knows every trick in the book.”
“The veteran detective knew every trick in the book, allowing him to anticipate the suspect's movements before they even occurred.”
Examples
simple
“He knows every trick in the book about fixing old cars.”
contextual
“You cannot fool the manager because she has been in this business for years and knows every trick in the book.”
complex
“The veteran detective knew every trick in the book, allowing him to anticipate the suspect's movements before they even occurred.”
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