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
Irena	ee-RE-nah (Polish), ee-RAY-nah (Dutch)	Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian
Lawanda	lə-WAHN-də	African American
AsbjØRn	-	Norwegian, Danish
Prometheus	prə-MEE-thee-əs (English)	Greek Mythology
Rebeckah	rə-BEK-ə	English (Rare)
Milagros	mee-LAH-gros	Spanish