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trick of the trade

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A shortcut or other quick, or very effective way of doing things, that professional workers learn from experience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: kneepjes van het vak — techniques learned from job experience
  • Dutch: klappen van de zweep — techniques learned from job experience
  • Finnish: ammattiniksi — techniques learned from job experience
  • Finnish: ammattikikka — techniques learned from job experience
  • French: ficelles du métier — techniques learned from job experience
  • Hebrew: רָזֵי הַמִּקְצוֹעַ (razḗ hammiqtzóa) — techniques learned from job experience
  • Italian: trucchi del mestiere — techniques learned from job experience
  • Japanese: 職歴によって学んだ秘訣 (shokureki ni yotte mananda hiketsu) — techniques learned from job experience
  • Polish: tajemnica handlowa — techniques learned from job experience