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  • 1 do the trick

    (to do or be what is necessary: I need a piece of paper. This old envelope will do the trick!) κάνει (για) τη δουλειά μας

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  • 2 trick

    [trik] 1. noun
    1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.) κόλπο, τέχνασμα
    2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.) κόλπο, ταχυδαχτυλουργία
    2. adjective
    (intended to deceive or give a certain illusion: trick photography.) παραπλανητικός
    - trickster
    - tricky
    - trickily
    - trickiness
    - trick question
    - do the trick
    - play a trick / tricks on
    - a trick of the trade
    - trick or treat!

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  • 3 the game is up

    (the plan or trick has failed or has been found out.) τέρμα τα ψέμματα

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  • 4 a trick of the trade

    (one of the ways of being successful in a job etc: Remembering the customers' names is one of the tricks of the trade.) κόλπο του επαγγέλματος

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  • 5 give the show away

    (to make known a secret, trick etc.) βγάζω την υπόθεση στη φόρα

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  • 6 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) παίζω
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) παίζω
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) παίζω (ρόλο)
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) παίζομαι
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) παίζω
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) παίζω
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) παίζω
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) (τρεμο)παίζω,παιχνιδίζω
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) κατευθύνω,στρέφω
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) παίζω,ρίχνω
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) διασκέδαση,παιχνίδι
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) θεατρικό έργο
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) παιχνίδι
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) τζόγος,παίξιμο
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up

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  • 7 trap

    [træp] 1. noun
    1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) παγίδα
    2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) παγίδα
    2. verb
    (to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) παγιδεύω
    - trap-door

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  • 8 hoax

    [həuks] 1. noun
    (a trick played to deceive people: There wasn't a bomb in the school at all - it was just a hoax.) φάρσα
    2. verb
    (to trick: They found that they had been hoaxed.) ξεγελώ,κοροϊδεύω

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  • 9 catch

    [kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) πιάνω
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) προλαβαίνω, παίρνω
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) τσακώνω
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) κολλώ, αρπάζω
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) πιάνω, μαγκώνω
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) χτυπώ
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) πιάνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) αρπάζω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) πιάσιμο
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) μπετούγια, γάντζος / κούμπωμα
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ψαριά
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) παγίδα
    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up

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  • 10 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) δείχνω
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) παρουσιάζω,προβάλλω,εκθέτω
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) (καθ)οδηγώ,συνοδεύω,γυρίζω
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) θέαμα,παράσταση,ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα,έκθεση
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 11 Catch

    v. trans.
    P. and V. αἱρεῖν, λαμβνειν, καταλαμβνειν, συλλαμβνειν, Ar. and V. μάρπτειν.
    Seize: P. and V. ἁρπάζειν, συναρπάζειν.
    Catch by hunting: P. and V. θηρᾶν (or mid.) (Xen.), θηρεύειν, ἀγρεύειν (Xen.).
    Overtake: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.
    Catch something thrown: P. and V. ἐκδέχεσθαι.
    Catch in the act: P. and V. ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβνειν, or use also P. and V. λαμβνειν, καταλαμβνειν (Eur., Cycl. 260), αἱρεῖν, εὑρίσκειν, ἐφευρίσκειν, φωρᾶν, P. καταφωρᾶν.
    Be caught in the act: use also P. and V. λίσκεσθαι.
    Caught in the act: V. ἐπληπτος.
    Catch ( a disease): P. λαμβνειν (Dem. 294), ἀναπίμπλασθαι (gen.), P. and V. ἐπιλαμβνεσθαι (dat.), V. πλησθῆναι (dat.) (aor. pass. of πιμπλάναι), λαμβνεσθαι (dat.), ἐξαίρεσθαι (Soph., Trach. 491), κτᾶσθαι (Eur., Or. 305).
    So that the former soldiers also caught the disease from Hagnon's force: P. ὥστε καὶ τοὺς προτέρους στρατιώτας νοσῆσαι ἀπὸ τῆς σὺν Ἅγνωνι στρατιᾶς (Thuc. 2, 58).
    Easy to catch, adj.: P. εὐάλωτος.
    Hard to catch, adj.: P. δυσάλωτος.
    This I deem a general's part to know well where his enemy may best be caught: V. τὸ δὲ στρατηγεῖν τοῦτʼ ἐγὼ κρίνω, καλῶς γνῶναι τὸν ἐχθρὸν ᾗ μάλισθʼ ἁλώσιμος (Eur., frag.).
    Be caught in a storm: P. and V. χειμάζεσθαι.
    V. intrans. P. ἐνέχεσθαι; see be entangled.
    The scythe caught somewhere in the tackling of the ship: P. τὸ δρέπανον ἐνέσχετό που ἐν τοῖς τῆς νεὼς σκεύεσι (Plat., Lach. 183E).
    Catch at: P. and V. λαμβνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβνεσθαι (gen.).
    Catch fire: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι.
    Catch in: see be entangled in.
    Catch up, overtake, v. trans.: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.
    Interrupt in speaking: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.
    Snatch up: P. and V. ἁρπάζειν, ναρπάζειν; see Snatch.
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    subs.
    Trick: P. and V. πτη, ἡ, δόλος, ὁ (rare P.).
    Thing caught: P. and V. ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), ἄγρευμα, τό (Xen.), θήρα, ἡ (Xen.), V. θήραμα, τό.
    Of a door: use P. and V. μοχλός, ὁ, Ar. and V. κλῇθρα, τά.
    Bolt pin: Ar. and P. βλανος, ἡ.
    Draught of fish: V. βόλος, ὁ.

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  • 12 Turn

    v. trans.
    P. and V. τρέπειν, στρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφειν.
    Change: P. and V. μεταφέρειν, μεταβάλλειν, μεταστρέφειν; see Change.
    Translate: P. μεταφέρειν.
    Let us turn our steps from this path: V. ἔξω τρίβου τοῦδʼ ἴχνος ἀλλαξώμεθα (Eur., El. 103).
    Turn a corner: Ar. and V. κάμπτειν.
    Where are you turning your head? Ar. τὴν κεφάλην ποῖ περιάγεις; ( Pax, 682).
    Turn one's neck: P. περιάγειν τὸν αὐχένα (Plat., Rep. 515C).
    Direct ( towards an object): P. and V. ἐπέχειν (τί τινι, or τι ἐπί τινι).
    Turn on a lathe: Ar. and P. τορνεύειν.
    met., round off ( a phrase): Ar. and P. τορνεύειν, P. ἀποτορνεύειν.
    Spin: P. and V. στρέφειν; see Spin.
    V. intrans. P. and V. τρέπεσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, ἐπιστρέφεσθαι.
    Change: P. and V. μεταστρέφεσθαι, P. περιίστασθαι; see Change.
    Wend: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι; see Wend.
    Spin, revolve: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι; see Spin.
    Turn in the race-course: V. κάμπτειν (Soph., El. 744).
    Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Turn about: see Turn back (Turn).
    Turn against, estrange, v. trans.: P. ἀλλοτριοῦν, ἀπαλλοτριοῦν.
    Embroil: Ar. and P. διιστναι.
    Betray: P. and V. προδιδόναι.
    Turn aside: P. and V. ποτρέπειν, ποστρέφειν.
    Turn from its course: P. παρατρέπειν, P. and V. ἐκτρέπειν, πεκτρέπειν, V. παρεκτρέπειν, διαστρέφειν; see Divert.
    Turn aside, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκτρέπεσθαι, πεκτρέπεσθαι, ποτρέπεσθαι, ποστρέφειν (or pass.), P. παρατρέπεσθαι, ἐκκλίνειν.
    Turn away: see Turn aside (Turn).
    Turn back, v. trans.: P. and V. ποτρέπειν.
    Send back: Ar. and P. ποπέμπειν.
    Deter: P. and V. ποστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ποτρέπειν, V. παρασπᾶν.
    Turn back, v. intrans.: P. and V. ποστρέφειν (or pass.), ποστρέφειν (or pass.), ναστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἐπαναστρέφειν.
    Turn from, v. trans., deter: Ar. and P. ποτρέπειν; see deter; v. intrans., V. ποτρέπεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and V. ποστρέφεσθαι (acc.) (also Xen.), P. ἀποτρέπεσθαι ἐκ (gen.).
    Desist from: P. and V. φίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), V. μεθίστασθαι (gen.).
    Turn into, change into, v. trans.: P. μεταλλάσσειν (εἰς. acc.).
    Become, v. intrans.: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Turn into a beast: V. ἐκθηριοῦσθαι.
    Change into: P. μεταβαίνειν εἰς (acc.), μεταβάλλειν εἰς (acc.) or ἐπί (acc.).
    Turn out, manufacture, v. trans.: see Manufacture.
    Turn out of doors: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, νιστναι, ἐξανιστναι.
    Be turned out of doors: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.
    Drive out: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ἐξελαύνειν, ἐκβάλλειν; see Banish.
    Depose: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, P. παραλύειν; see Depose.
    Turn out, result, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, ἐξέρχεσθαι, P. ἀποβαίνειν, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι.
    Turn over, hand over, v. trans.: P. and V. παραδιδόναι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν.
    Upset: P. and V. νατρέπειν, ναστρέφειν; see Upset.
    Turn over in one's mind: see Ponder.
    Turn over a new leaf: V. μεθαρμόζεσθαι βελτίω βίον (Eur., Alc. 1157).
    Turn round, v. trans.: P. and V. νακυκλεῖν (pass. in Plat.), ἐπιστρέφειν, περιγειν (Eur., Cycl. 686).
    Turn round, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπιστρέφειν (or ποστρέφειν, μεταστρέφεσθαι.
    Change: P. περιίστασθαι.
    Not turning round, adj.: V. ἄστροφος (Soph., O. C. 490).
    Turn tail: P. and V. ποστρέφειν, V. νωτίζειν; fly.
    Turn to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.), P. καταφεύγειν εἰς, or πρός (acc.), V. φεύγειν εἰς (acc.).
    Turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Turn upside down, v. trans.: P. and V. νω κτω στρέφειν; see under Upside (Upside down).
    Upset: P. and V. ναστρέφειν, νατρέπειν.
    Turn upside down, be upset, v. intrans.: P. and V. ναστρέφεσθαι, νατρέπεσθαι.
    Capsize: V. ὑπτιοῦσθαι.
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    subs.
    Change: P. and V. μεταβολή, ἡ, μετάστασις, ἡ; see Change.
    Opportunity: P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ, καιρός, ὁ.
    Turn of the scale, met.: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.
    Twist, trick: P. and V. στροφή, ἡ.
    He will wait the turn of events: P. προσεδρεύσει τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 14).
    Good turn, service: P. and V. χρις, ἡ, P. εὐεργεσία, ἡ, V. πουργία, ἡ; see Service.
    Do ( one) a good turn: P. and V. εὖ ποιεῖν (acc.). εὖ δρᾶν (acc.).
    Bad turn, injury: P. and V. κακόν, τό; see Injury.
    Do ( one) a bad turn: P. and V. κακῶς ποιεῖν (acc.), κακῶς δρᾶν (acc.).
    The pair had hardly taken two or three turns ( in walking) when Clinias enters: P. οὔπω τούτω δύʼ ἢ τρεῖς δρόμους περιεληλυθότε ἤτην καὶ εἰσέρχεται Κλεινίας (Plat., Euthy. 273A).
    Duty coming round by rotation: P. and V. μέρος, τό.
    By turns: P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει, P. κατὰ μέρος, V. ν μέρος.
    In order: P. and V. ἐφεξῆς, ἑξῆς.
    By relays: P. κατʼ ἀναπαύλας.
    Alternately: P. and V. παραλλάξ.
    In turn: P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει.
    I will speak in your turn: P. ἐγὼ ἐρῶ ἐν τῷ σῷ μέρει (Plat., Symp. 185D).
    In return: P. and V. αὖ, αὖθις.
    In compounds: use ἀντι, e. g.
    hear in turn: P. and V. ἀντακούειν (Xen.).
    Be captured in turn: V. αὖθις ἀνθαλίσκεσθαι.
    Out of turn: P. παρὰ τὸ μέρος (Xen.).
    They took it in turns to sleep and do the rowing: P. οἱ μὲν ὕπνος, ἡροῦντο κατὰ μέρος, οἱ δὲ ἤλαυνον (Thuc. 3, 49).
    Taking one's turn: use adj., P. and V. διδοχος.

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  • 13 catch out

    1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) βγάζω από το παιχνίδι
    2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) παγιδεύω

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  • 14 hat

    [hæt]
    (a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors: He raised his hat as the lady approached.) καπέλο
    - hat trick
    - keep something under one's hat
    - keep under one's hat
    - pass/send round the hat
    - take one's hat off to
    - talk through one's hat

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  • 15 be on to (someone)

    (to have discovered (a person's) trick, secret etc: The thieves realized that the police were on to them.) έχω μυριστεί

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  • 16 be on to (someone)

    (to have discovered (a person's) trick, secret etc: The thieves realized that the police were on to them.) έχω μυριστεί

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  • 17 dodge

    [do‹] 1. verb
    (to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) αποφεύγω,ξεγλιστρώ
    2. noun
    1) (an act of dodging.) ελιγμός
    2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) κόλπο

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  • 18 see through

    1) (to give support to (a person, plan etc) until the end is reached: I'd like to see the job through.) φέρω σε πέρας
    2) (not to be deceived by (a person, trick etc): We soon saw through him and his little plan.) καταλαβαίνω,δεν ξεγελιέμαι

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  • 19 Plot

    subs.
    Plot of ground: P. γήπεδον, τό (Plat.), V. γπεδον, τό.
    Seditious design: P. ἐπιβουλή, ἡ, ἐπιβούλευμα, τό.
    Trick: P. and V. δόλος, ὁ (rare P.), τέχνημα, τό, μηχαναί, αἱ, σόφισμα, τό.
    Intrigue: P. κατασκεύασμα, τό.
    Conspiracy: Ar. and P. συνωμοσία, ἡ.
    Plot ( of a play): P. σύστασις, ἡ (Aristotle).
    There are witnesses to prove that the whole thing was a plot: P. ὡς δε παρεσκευάσθη ἅπαντα... μάρτυρές εἰσι (Lys. 132).
    Join in a plot, v: P. συστασιάζειν (absol.).
    Be in the plot: P. and V. συνειδέναι (absol.).
    Be victim of a plot: P. and V. ἐπιβουλεύεσθαι (pass.).
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    v. trans.
    Devise: P. and V. συντιθέναι, μηχανᾶσθαι, τεχνᾶσθαι, βουλεύειν, Ar. and P. ἐπινοεῖν, Ar. and V. μήδεσθαι; see Devise.
    Conspire for: P. ἐπιβουλεύειν (τι τινι).
    Absol., form plots: P. and V. ἐπιβουλεύειν, V. μηχανορραφεῖν.
    Be cunning: Ar. and V. σοφίζεσθαι (Eur., I T. 744).
    Conspire: P. and V. συνομνύναι.
    Plot against: P. and V. ἐπιβουλεύειν (dat.).
    Plot with, intrigue with: P. and V. πράσσειν (dat., or πρός, acc., or εἰς, acc.).
    Join in plotting: V. συμφυτεύειν (τι).

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  • 20 dupe

    [dju:p] 1. noun
    (a person who is cheated or deceived: She had been the dupe of a dishonest rogue.) κορόιδο,θύμα
    2. verb
    (to deceive or trick: He duped me into thinking he had gone home.) εξαπατώ

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  • The Trick Bear — est un film américain muet et en noir et blanc sorti en 1899. Portail du cinéma américain Catégorie : Film sorti en 1899 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Trick Is to Keep Breathing — Infobox Single Name = The Trick Is to Keep Breathing Artist = Garbage from Album = Version 2.0 B side = Can t Seem to Make You Mine Tornado Released = January 7, 1999 (European radio)February 15, 1999 (Germany) Format = CD maxi Recorded = March… …   Wikipedia

  • The Trick to Life — Infobox Album Name=The Trick to Life Type=studio Artist=The Hoosiers Released=Start date|2007|10|22 Recorded= Genre=Indie rock, pop rock Length= Label=RCA Producer=Toby Smith Reviews= *Digital Spy rating|2|5… …   Wikipedia

  • do the trick — (informal) BE EFFECTIVE, work, solve the problem, fill/fit the bill; N. Amer. turn the trick; informal do the necessary. → trick * * * do the trick To bring something about • • • Main Entry: ↑trick * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • do the trick — {v. phr.}, {informal} To bring success in doing something; have a desired result. * /Jim was not passing in English, but he studied harder and that did the trick./ * /The car wheels slipped on the ice, so Tom put sand under them, which did the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • do the trick — {v. phr.}, {informal} To bring success in doing something; have a desired result. * /Jim was not passing in English, but he studied harder and that did the trick./ * /The car wheels slipped on the ice, so Tom put sand under them, which did the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • How Watson Learned the Trick — is a Sherlock Holmes parody written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1922. It concerns Doctor Watson attempting to demonstrate to Sherlock how he has learned the latter s superficial trick of logical deduction by giving a summary of Holmes current state… …   Wikipedia

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