use every trick in the book



use every trick in the book

Fig. to use every method possible. I used every trick in the book, but I still couldn't manage to get a ticket to the game Saturday. Bob tried to use every trick in the book, but he still failed.
See also: book, every, trick, use

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mavourneen-Irish
Alda (2)AHL-dahLimburgish
Maja (2)MIE-ah (German, Polish)Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Baki-Arabic
Treasach-Irish
ShanonSHAN-ənEnglish