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know every trick in the book

know every trick in the book verb: to know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.

Verb

know every trick in the book (third-person singular simple present knows every trick in the book, present participle knowing every trick in the book, simple past knew every trick in the book, past participle known every trick in the book)

  1. (idiomatic) To know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.

Forms of know every trick in the book

third-person singular presentknows every trick in the book
present participleknowing every trick in the book
pastknew every trick in the book
past participleknown every trick in the book

Questions about know every trick in the book

What does know every trick in the book mean?
Know every trick in the book means to know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.
What part of speech is know every trick in the book?
Know every trick in the book is a verb.
What is the past tense of know every trick in the book?
The past tense of know every trick in the book is knew every trick in the book.

Words near know every trick in the book in the dictionary

  1. know back to front
  2. know backwards
  3. know ball
  4. know beans about
  5. know better
  6. know every trick in the book
  7. know everything
  8. know everythings
  9. know fine well
  10. know from a bar of soap
  11. know full well

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