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knows every trick in the book

knows every trick in the book is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know every trick in the book.

Meaning of know every trick in the book

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.

Questions about knows every trick in the book

What is knows every trick in the book the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knows every trick in the book is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know every trick in the book.

Words near knows every trick in the book in the dictionary

  1. knows B from a battledore
  2. knows back to front
  3. knows ball
  4. knows beans about
  5. knows better
  6. knows every trick in the book
  7. knows fine well
  8. knows from a bar of soap
  9. knows full well
  10. knows how many beans make five
  11. knows how to pick 'em

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