(one's) bag of tricks



(one's) bag of tricks

1. The items that one has available for use. The phrase originally referred to the items a magician would use for magic tricks. Let's see what I have in my bag of tricks to entertain the baby.
2. The skills that one has available for use. Our new pitcher has a killer fastball in her bag of tricks. She's an ace negotiator, so you know she has a few more surprises in her bag of tricks.
See also: bag, of, trick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IzabelleIZ-ə-belEnglish (Modern)
Shamsuddin-Arabic
Ecgberht-Anglo-Saxon
Ludovicaloo-do-VEE-kahItalian
Maximianus-Ancient Roman
TonyTON-eeEnglish