trick of the trade

[trick of the trade] {n. phr.}, {usually in plural}, {informal}

1. A piece of expert knowledge; a smart, quick, or skillful way of working at a trade or job.

* /Mr. Olson spent years learning the tricks of the trade as a carpenter./

* /Any one can learn how to hang wallpaper, but only an expert can show you the tricks of the trade./

2. A smart and sometimes tricky or dishonest way of doing something in order to succeed or win.

* /The champion knows all the tricks of the boxing trade; he knows many ways to hurt his opponent and to get him mixed up./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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