ply your trade

ply (one's) trade

To go about one's normal business or employment. Despite the dominance of big supermarket chains, local vendors still ply their trade along the pedestrian area as they have done for decades.

ply your ˈtrade

(written) do your work or business: This is the restaurant where he plied his trade as a cook.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

ply (one's) trade
have someone by the short and curlies
have (one) by the short and curlies
get (one) by the short and curlies
get someone by the short and curlies
get/have somebody by the short hairs
get (one) by the short hairs
have (one) by the balls
have a man by the balls
have someone by the balls

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While you might think that that title is rather saccharine and simply not what you have in mind with regard to where you presently ply your trade, the subtitle is actually more telling: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work.

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词组	ply your trade
释义	ply your trade ply (one's) trade To go about one's normal business or employment. Despite the dominance of big supermarket chains, local vendors still ply their trade along the pedestrian area as they have done for decades. See also: ply, trade Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ply your ˈtrade (written) do your work or business: This is the restaurant where he plied his trade as a cook. See also: ply, trade Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: ply (one's) trade have someone by the short and curlies have (one) by the short and curlies get (one) by the short and curlies get someone by the short and curlies get/have somebody by the short hairs get (one) by the short hairs have (one) by the balls have a man by the balls have someone by the balls References in periodicals archive It may be a bit basic but there are still over 10,000 players to sift through, 12 cup titles to compete for and 14 UK and Europe divisions in which to ply your trade. Play While you might think that that title is rather saccharine and simply not what you have in mind with regard to where you presently ply your trade, the subtitle is actually more telling: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work. Work it out
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