Tricks of the trade
Clever ways of operating a business or performing a task or activity, especially slightly dishonest or unfair ones. For example, Alma knows all the tricks of the trade, cutting the fabric as close as possible, or The butcher weighs meat after it’s wrapped; charging for the packaging is one of the tricks of the trade.
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- Tricksome
adjective 1. tricksy (def 1). 2. tricky (def 1).
- Trickster
noun 1. a deceiver; cheat; fraud. 2. a person who plays tricks. 3. a supernatural figure appearing in various guises and typically engaging in mischievous activities, important in the folklore and mythology of many primitive peoples and usually conceived as a culture hero. noun 1. a person who deceives or plays tricks
- Tricksy
adjective, tricksier, tricksiest. 1. Also, tricksome. given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish. 2. difficult to handle or deal with. 3. Archaic. tricky; crafty; wily. 4. Archaic. fashionably trim; spruce; smart. adjective -sier, -siest 1. playing tricks habitually; mischievous 2. crafty or difficult to deal with 3. (archaic) well-dressed; spruce; smart
- Tricktrack
noun 1. a variety of backgammon. noun 1. a variant spelling of trictrac
- Trick-track
noun 1. a variety of backgammon.