trick of the trade

Meaning: (idiomatic)Ashortcutor other quick, or very effective way of doing things, thatprofessionalworkers learn fromexperience.1858, Thomas Carlyle,Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, page130:For the most part, he has some knack, ortrick of the trade, which by close inspection can be delected, and so the heart of his mystery be seen into.1861,Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, page520:There is notrick of the tradewhich he does not know, no artifice which he does not which he does not habitually practise.1945January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, inRailway Magazine, page14:We spent a lot of time up on the staging of the great furnaces, trying to pick up thetricks of the tradefrom the taciturn furnacemen who sat around placidly smoking, or chewing twist, and occasionally throwing in more pig iron to the molten white-hot metal.2006, Ed van Hinte,Under Cover: Evolution of Upholstered Furniture, page60:Most customers won't notice thistrick of the trade, since the part is not sat upon.

Examples:

EN: Sure I did. I was just trying out a trick of the trade.
ES: Probaba suerte con un viejo truco del oficio.
EN: And he knows every trick of the trade.
ES: Standing. Y conoce todos los trucos del oficio.
EN: Was that just another trick of the trade?
ES: ¿Era solo otro truco del negocio?
EN: - Yes, sir, I was telling you, little trick of the trade- light.
ES: -lba a contarle un truco... de la profesión, la luz.
EN: To merchants, even deception is a trick of the trade.
ES: Para un mercader la mentira es un artículo de negocio.
EN: It's a trick of the trade.
ES: Es un truco del oficio.
EN: A trick of the trade.
ES: Trucos del oficio.
EN: I'll give you a trick of the trade.
ES: Te daré un truco del oficio.
EN: Ooh, learning a trick of the trade there.
ES: Ooh,aprenderun truco del comercio de allí.
EN: Oh, a little trick of the trade... from now on, wear a thong to avoid visible panty lines.
ES: Un pequeño truco... desde ahora, deberás usar tanga para evitar que se te vean los calzoncillos.
EN: A little trick of the trade... you see, most modern systems were built to leave behind a fingerprint.
ES: Un pequeño truco de oficio... verás, La mayoría de los sistemas modernos fueron construidos para dejar una huella.
EN: No sweat, trick of the trade.
ES: Tranquilo. Es un truco de mi padre.
EN: Little trick of the trade -- when you don't know somebody's name, you call 'em "buddy." Mm.
ES: Un pequeño truco... cuando no sepas el nombre de alguien, llámalo "amigo".
EN: It's a trick of the trade... okay?
ES: Es un truco de este oficio, nada más.
EN: Hey, here's a little trick of the trade.
ES: Te digo un truco.

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