Use Every Trick In The Book Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Use Every Trick In The Book Idiom mean?

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use every trick in the book What does use every trick in the book mean?	use every method possible	The apartment manager used every trick in the book to try and make the young family leave.
use every trick in the book What does use every trick in the book mean?	to use every method possible	The apartment manager used every trick in the book to force the young family to leave.
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fish for (something) What does "fish for (something)" mean?	to try to find information etc. about something	The woman is always fishing for information when I meet her at work.

out of hand What does "out of hand" mean?	immediately and without consulting anyone, without delay	Our teacher dismissed our excuses out of hand.
put up a good fight/struggle What does "put up a good fight/struggle" mean?	to try hard, to struggle hard	We put up a good fight but we were unable to win the game.
goofy What does "goofy" mean?	silly; inanely
a storm is brewing What does "a storm is brewing" mean?	there is going to be trouble or a storm coming	A storm is brewing between the two government departments over the tax issue.
cry out for (someone or something) What does "cry out for (someone or something)" mean?	to need someone or something badly, to lack something	The new room that we built cries out for new furniture. The baby cried out for her mother.

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Use Every Trick In The Book Idiom