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
Saleem-Arabic
Dagm&Aelig;R-Ancient Scandinavian
ViktÓRia-Hungarian, Slovak
Thibaulttee-BOFrench
Stan (2)-Romanian
Ante (1)-Croatian