clever trick

collocation in English

meaningsofcleverandtrick

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clever
adjective
uk
/ˈklev.ər/us
/ˈklev.ɚ/
having or showing the ability to learn and understand things quickly ...
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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 ofcleverandtrickfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He played many aclevertrickon us, but never a deceitful or an underhand one.
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The debate is aclevertrick; it is all conjecture.
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It is aclevertrick, but everybody in his or her senses knows that the trade union movement, generally speaking, is a very moderate organisation.
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It was a veryclevertrickindeed.
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I do not know how it has husbanded its resources, but it would have been aclevertrickfor anyone to make a fist of the situation after losing £14 million.
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This virus was soon followed by others, each employing a newclevertrick.
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When the king saw what was happening he laughed and accepted the women'sclevertrick, saying that a king should always stand by his word.
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These systems work, and they work because they make use of clever tricks.
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Tsiolkovsky imagined many other clever tricks by which life might have adapted to the perils and opportunities of the vacuum environment.
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Once houses are owned by maintenance funds, there is no way in which individuals can take them back and get up to clever tricks.
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We know the clever tricks that they are able to perform, with the aid of the lawyers.
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I am absolutely certain that they have got fresh and clever tricks waiting after these loopholes are blocked.
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That means that new blood from the industry, well versed in the clever tricks of the trade, is coming into regulation.
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We do not speak of isolated clever tricks that help in particular situations.
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Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.
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Trained macaques formed part of the performances of travelling showmen, amusing young and old alike by their clever tricks.
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Bruce, accepting the role, dons a black belt and with his own goofy yet clever tricks convinces the students of his skills.
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