a bag/box of tricks

bag of tricks

1. The items that one has available for use. The phrase originally referred to the items a magician would use for magic tricks. Let's see what I have in my bag of tricks to entertain the baby.

2. The skills that one has available for use. Our new pitcher has a killer fastball in her bag of tricks. She's an ace negotiator, so you know she has a few more surprises in her bag of tricks.

See also: bag, of, trick

box of tricks

1. The items that one has available for use. The phrase originally referred to the items a magician would use for magic tricks. Let's see what I have in my box of tricks to entertain the baby.

2. The skills that one has available for use. She's an ace negotiator, so you know she has a few more surprises in her box of tricks.

bag of tricks

Fig. a collection of special techniques or methods. What have you got in your bag of tricks that could help me with this problem? Here comes Mother with her bag of tricks. I'm sure she can help us.

See also: bag, of, trick

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

bag of tricks

One's stock of resources and stratagems, as in Mom can fix anything-you never know what she will pull out of her bag of tricks. Alluding to the magician's bag of equipment for performing magic tricks, this term was first recorded in 1694, when Jean de La Fontaine, in one of his fables, has a fox carry a sac des ruses ("bag of tricks").

See also: bag, of, trick

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a bag (or whole bag) of tricks

a set of ingenious plans, techniques, or resources. informal

See also: bag, of, trick

a box of tricks

an ingenious gadget. informal

a bag/box of ˈtricks

(informal) a set of methods or equipment that somebody can use: Hotel managers are using a whole new bag of tricks to attract their guests.

bag of tricks

One’s entire resources. It refers to the bag of the itinerant magician, which contained all the paraphernalia needed to perform his tricks. The expression dates back at least as far as one of La Fontaine’s fables (1694), in which a fox carries a sac des ruses. It became especially common in Victorian literature.

See also: bag, of, trick

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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a box of tricks
bag of tricks
box of tricks
someone's bag of tricks
carte
à la carte
none of the above
blend together
fold, spindle, or mutilate

词组	a bag/box of tricks
释义	a bag/box of tricks bag of tricks 1. The items that one has available for use. The phrase originally referred to the items a magician would use for magic tricks. Let's see what I have in my bag of tricks to entertain the baby. 2. The skills that one has available for use. Our new pitcher has a killer fastball in her bag of tricks. She's an ace negotiator, so you know she has a few more surprises in her bag of tricks. See also: bag, of, trick box of tricks 1. The items that one has available for use. The phrase originally referred to the items a magician would use for magic tricks. Let's see what I have in my box of tricks to entertain the baby. 2. The skills that one has available for use. She's an ace negotiator, so you know she has a few more surprises in her box of tricks. See also: box, of, trick Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bag of tricks Fig. a collection of special techniques or methods. What have you got in your bag of tricks that could help me with this problem? Here comes Mother with her bag of tricks. I'm sure she can help us. See also: bag, of, trick McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. bag of tricks One's stock of resources and stratagems, as in Mom can fix anything-you never know what she will pull out of her bag of tricks. Alluding to the magician's bag of equipment for performing magic tricks, this term was first recorded in 1694, when Jean de La Fontaine, in one of his fables, has a fox carry a sac des ruses ("bag of tricks"). See also: bag, of, trick The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a bag (or whole bag) of tricks a set of ingenious plans, techniques, or resources. informal See also: bag, of, trick a box of tricks an ingenious gadget. informal See also: box, of, trick Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a bag/box of ˈtricks (informal) a set of methods or equipment that somebody can use: Hotel managers are using a whole new bag of tricks to attract their guests. See also: bag, box, of, trick Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary bag of tricks One’s entire resources. It refers to the bag of the itinerant magician, which contained all the paraphernalia needed to perform his tricks. The expression dates back at least as far as one of La Fontaine’s fables (1694), in which a fox carries a sac des ruses. It became especially common in Victorian literature. See also: bag, of, trick The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a bag of tricks a box of tricks bag of tricks box of tricks someone's bag of tricks carte à la carte none of the above blend together fold, spindle, or mutilate
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