little trick

collocation in English

meaningsoflittleandtrick

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little
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪt.əl/us
/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
small in size ...
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trick
noun[C]
uk
/trɪk/us
/trɪk/
an action that is intended to deceive, either as a way of cheating someone, or as a joke or form ...
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(Definition oflittleandtrickfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflittle trick

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In fact, the use of the tag model needs alittletrick.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When the father says this, the wood jumps back up onto his desk from the floor, which is a lovelylittletrick.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thislittletrick, however, is rather too transparent.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is not a meanlittletrickfor the 17,000 families who will occupy those homes.
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There is anotherlittletrickwhich often happens.
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Every dirtylittletrickwhich could be done to reduce expenditure seems to have been adopted.
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Local authorities might then be discouraged from playing that very naturallittletrickof spending money which comes their way.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we all know thislittletrick: if you want to embarrass someone, ask them a question with a wording like, do you still actually smack your children?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, hislittletrickwas uncovered when the gateway was taken down for removal.
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It's a funlittletrickabout the power of observation and the power of picture books.
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Anotherlittletrickwas to reduce significantly the size of the usually huge columns separating the various stages.
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He wasn't full of mannerisms and little tricks of the trade.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sean doesn't know she already has a well-off boyfriend, but he decides to play alittletrickto win her.
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We know the little tricks of the trade in the labour market.
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I do not know why these difficulties are put in our way, but parliamentary counsel enjoy the little tricks that they play on us from time to time.
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I hate to see us making laws which tempt people to descend to little tricks to get shillings, but what are we doing here?
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The classroom teachers know the little tricks and ways to catch the pupils' enthusiasm and enable them to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills.
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We have already devised a thousand little tricks.
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He is really one of the greatest magician kings to ever live in the world and his little tricks are real magic spells that he can handle effortlessly.
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At the office he spends all his time in distracting his colleagues and playing a thousand little tricks on them.
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