tools of the trade

also the tools of somebody's trade

the things that are needed in order to do a job Eileen's dress-making shop had buttons and thread and needles and scissors, all the tools of the trade.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Simona	-	Italian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bayard	-	Literature
Barrie	['bæri]
Oakes	[əukəz]
Gyles	JIELZ, JIE-əlz	English (Rare)
RÉGulo	RE-goo-lo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese