John thought that he wouldn't have to learn much in order to wait tables. But there are tricks in every trade, and the experienced waiters were able to teach him a lot.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
there are tricks in every trade — 1632 M. PARKER (title) Knavery in all Trades. 1654 Mercurius Fumigosus 12–19 July 49 If there be not Knavery in All Trades, I shrewdly am mistaken. 1692 R. L’ESTRANGE Fables of Aesop clxxxiii. Jupiter appointed Mercury to make him a Composition… … Proverbs new dictionary
trade — see trade follows the flag every man to his trade jack of all trades and master of none there are tricks in every trade two of a trade never agree … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
trick — see you can’t teach an old dog new tricks there are tricks in every trade … Proverbs new dictionary
secret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Kept private Nouns secret; dead secret, profound secret; mystery; sealed or closed book; skeleton in the closet; confidence; hidden agenda; problem, enigma, riddle, puzzle, crossword puzzle, [double]… … English dictionary for students
speciality — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Particular skill, etc. Nouns 1. speciality, individuality, originality, particularity, peculiarity, distinction; state, trait, feature, mark, stamp, property, attribute (see attribution); identity,… … English dictionary for students
List of confidence tricks — This list of confidence tricks and scams should not be considered complete, but covers the most common examples. Confidence tricks and scams are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type.… … Wikipedia
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… … Universalium
Prostitution — Whore , prostitute , and The oldest profession redirect here. For other uses of whore or whores , see Whore (disambiguation). For the 1967 French film, see The Oldest Profession (film) … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
