the tools of the/ trade

the tools of the/your trade

the things that you need to use in order to do a job For the modern sales executive, a car phone is one of the tools of the trade.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wisdom	WIZ-dəm	English (Rare)
Baal	[bal]
Kettil	-	Swedish
Aleid	AH-liet	Dutch
Aileas	-	Scottish
Cassandra	kə-SAN-drə (English), kə-SAHN-drə (English), kahs-SAHN-drah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)