not miss a trick

Idioms and Phrases

Also, never miss a trick ; not miss much . Not fail to be aware of what is going on. For example, When it comes to the commodities market, Mark never misses a trick , or Dad may seem absentminded, but he doesn't miss much . The first phrase dates from the early 1900s; the variant employs miss in the sense of “fail to perceive,” a usage dating from the late 1600s.