She taught me a clever trick of the trade for cooking.
trick of the trade
idiomA shortcut or other quick, or very effective way of doing things, that professional workers learn from experience.
The veteran carpenter showed the apprentice a useful trick of the trade to cut the wood faster.
By observing the master chef for years, he slowly mastered every subtle trick of the trade required to run a professional kitchen.
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carriage trade
Wealthy or upper-class people in general.
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do the trick
To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose.
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Jedi mind trick
A mental feat such as apparently inducing someone to act a certain way or reading someone's mind, achieved as if by magic or telepathy.
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know every trick in the book
To know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.
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penny-come-quick
[Cockney slang]a trick
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skin trade
The sex industry
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take out in trade
To accept repayment of a debt in the goods or services in which the debtor deals, rather than in money.
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tools of trade
The items and equipment that a person uses in the course and scope of their profession, trade, or occupation.