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
Hinds[haindz]
MalloryMAL-ə-reeEnglish (Modern)
Siddharth-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Bruna-Italian, Portuguese, Croatian
CastorKAS-tər (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
MahliMAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English)Biblical