n.
a supply of ways of accomplishing something

you can t teach an old dog new tricks Idiom, Proverb

bag of tricks

"skills, methods, plans; devices to entertain" You need a large bag of tricks to teach the Grade 8 class.

dirty tricks

dirty tricks
Undercover or clandestine operations and deceitful stratagems in politics and espionage. For example, This campaign has been dominated by the dirty tricks of both sides. The adjective dirty here is used in the sense of “unethical” or “unfair.” The term originally was applied to covert intelligence operations carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency, whose planning directorate was nicknamed “department of dirty tricks.” It later was extended to underhanded activity intended to undermine political opponents and commercial rivals. [1940s]

how's tricks

is life okay? are you learning new skills? "When Andy sees me, he always says, ""How's tricks?"""

How's tricks?

This is used as a way of asking people how they are and how things have been going in their life.

know all the tricks of the trade

Idiom(s): know (all) the tricks of the trade

Theme: SKILL

to possess the skills and knowledge necessary to do something.
• Tom can repair car engines. He knows the tricks of the trade.
• If I knew all the tricks of the trade, I could be a better plumber.

play jokes/tricks on

make sb．the victim of a trick or joke；make fun of和…开玩笑
Mark Twain liked very much to tell funny stories and he also liked to play jokes on his friends．马克·吐温很喜欢讲有趣的故事，他也喜欢开朋友的玩笑。
Though he knew they were playing tricks on him， he pretended not to notice it．他心里明白他们是在捉弄他，但他佯装不知。

play tricks

Idiom(s): play tricks (on sb)

Theme: DECEPTION

to trick or confuse someone.
• I thought I saw a camel over there. I guess my eyes are playing tricks on me.
• Please don't play tricks on your little brother. It makes him cry.

play tricks on

play tricks on|play|play tricks|tricks

v. phr. To make another the victim of some trick or joke. Al got angry when his classmates played a trick on him by hiding his clothes while he was swimming.

teach an old dog new tricks

teach an old dog new tricks
Change longstanding habits or ways, especially in an old person. For example, His grandmother avoids using the microwave oven—you can't teach an old dog new tricks. This expression, alluding to the difficulty of changing one's ways, was first recorded in 1523 in a book of husbandry, where it was used literally. By 1546 a version of it appeared in John Heywood's proverb collection.

teach you the tricks of the trade

teach you how to do it, teach you the easy way, learn the ropes Welcome to the company, Ken. Paul will work with you and teach you the tricks of the trade.

the tricks of the trade

skills of an occupation, learn the ropes I know the printing business. I'll show you the tricks of the trade.

tricks of the trade

(See the tricks of the trade)

up to one's old tricks

up to one's old tricks
Behaving in one's usual deceitful or mischievous fashion, as in She's up to her old tricks, telling her parents one thing and her teachers another, or He's up to his old tricks, teasing his sisters until they're in tears. Put as at his old tricks, this idiom was first recorded in 1823.