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tools of trade

idiom

The items and equipment that a person uses in the course and scope of their profession, trade, or occupation.


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Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    carriage trade

    Wealthy or upper-class people in general.

  2. 02

    down tools

    To stop work, especially when taking industrial action.

  3. 03

    skin trade

    The sex industry

  4. 04

    take out in trade

    To accept repayment of a debt in the goods or services in which the debtor deals, rather than in money.

  5. 05

    trade hands

    To change ownership.

  6. 06

    trick of the trade

    A shortcut or other quick, or very effective way of doing things, that professional workers learn from experience.

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