to know a trick or two

  • 1show someone a trick or two — show/teach/someone a trick or two phrase used for saying that you know a lot more about something than someone else does Ted’s been working here for years – he could show most of us a trick or two. Thesaurus: knowing and knowing about… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 2teach someone a trick or two — show/teach/someone a trick or two phrase used for saying that you know a lot more about something than someone else does Ted’s been working here for years – he could show most of us a trick or two. Thesaurus: knowing and knowing about… …

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  • 3Trick — Trick, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan. tr[ae]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. {Track}, {Trachery}, {Trig}, a., {Trigger}.] 1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4trick — trick1 S3 [trık] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something that deceives somebody)¦ 2¦(joke)¦ 3¦(something that makes things appear different)¦ 4 a dirty/rotten/mean trick 5 do the trick 6¦(magic)¦ 7¦(clever method)¦ 8 use/try every trick in the book …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5trick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 deception ADJECTIVE ▪ cheap, cruel, dirty, mean, nasty ▪ The press accused the president of dirty tricks in his election campaign. ▪ stupid …

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  • 6trick — trick1 [ trık ] noun count ** ▸ 1 something unfair/unpleasant ▸ 2 entertainment like magic ▸ 3 something not what it seems ▸ 4 effective way to do something ▸ 5 in card game ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an unfair or unpleasant thing you do in order to harm… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7trick — I UK [trɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms trick : singular trick plural tricks ** 1) a) an unfair or unpleasant thing that you do in order to harm someone or to get an advantage for yourself a dirty/cruel/nasty trick: It was a very dirty trick …

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  • 8trick — 1 noun (C) 1 DECEIVING SB something you do in order to deceive someone: He pretended to be ill, but it was just a trick . | a clever trick to cheat the authorities 2 dirty/rotten/mean trick an unkind or unfair thing to do: He didn t turn up? What …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9know —  1. In numerous expressions, e.g. know the ropes, one s way around, the time of day, how many beans make five, a thing (trick) or two, what s what, which way the wind blows, one s onions Be well informed, efficient, alert, worldly wise.  2. See… …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 10Two-factor authentication — (TFA, T FA or 2FA) is an approach to authentication which requires the presentation of two different kinds of evidence that someone is who they say they are. It is a part of the broader family of multi factor authentication, which is a defense in …

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