trick
noun/trɪk/
Слово англійською: trick
Переклад trick українською: трюк, хи́трість, трюк (магі́чний, фо́кус), пі́длість, фо́кус (трюк), ка́верзне запита́ння
Детальний опис
- something that you do to make somebody believe something that is not true, or to annoy somebody as a joke
- They had to think of a trick to get past the guards.
- The kids are always playing tricks on their teacher.
- something that confuses you so that you see, understand, remember, etc. things in the wrong way
- One of the problems of old age is that your memory can start to play tricks on you.
- Was there somebody standing there or was it a trick of the light?
- a clever action that somebody/something performs as a way of entertaining people
- He amused the kids with conjuring tricks.
- a magic trick
- a card trick
- You had me fooled there! Where did you learn that trick?
- [usually singular] a way of doing something that works well; a good method
- The trick is to pick the animal up by the back of its neck.
- He used the old trick of attacking in order to defend himself.
- the cards that you play or win in a single part of a card game
- I won six tricks in a row.
something to cheat somebody
something confusing
entertainment
good method
in card games
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from an Old French dialect variant of triche, from trichier ‘deceive’, of unknown origin. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 16th cent.
Idioms
a bag/box of tricks
- (informal) a set of methods or equipment that somebody can use
- Hotel managers are using a whole new bag of tricks to attract their guests.
be up to your (old) tricks
- (informal, disapproving) to be behaving in the same bad way as before
- He had soon spent all the money and was up to his old tricks.
do the trick
- (informal) to succeed in solving a problem or achieving a particular result
- I don't know what it was that did the trick, but I am definitely feeling much better.
every trick in the book
- every available method, whether it is honest or not
- He'll try every trick in the book to stop you from winning.
have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your sleeve
- to have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes necessary
- I have a few tricks up my sleeve.
he, she, etc. doesn’t miss a trick
- (informal) used to say that somebody notices every opportunity to gain an advantage
(you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks
- (saying) (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them for a long time
trick or treat
- said by children who visit people’s houses at Halloween and threaten to play tricks on people who do not give them sweets
the tricks of the trade
- the clever ways of doing things, known and used by people who do a particular job or activity
turn a trick
- (North American English, slang) to have sex with somebody for money