bag of tricks

Idioms and Phrases

One's stock of resources and stratagems, as in Mom can fix anything—you never know what she will pull out of her bag of tricks . Alluding to the magician's bag of equipment for performing magic tricks, this term was first recorded in 1694, when Jean de La Fontaine, in one of his fables, has a fox carry a sac des ruses (“bag of tricks”).

Example Sentences

Gay revelry aside, "Agatha All Along" is a sharp and hilarious bag of tricks that far exceed the expectations I had for this spinoff.

From Salon

Ficken praised Dicker’s adaptability, hinting at a bag of tricks unlike anything he has seen.

From Los Angeles Times

The big bag of tricks I had gathered in Elden Ring felt largely useless against this new tier of adversaries, who casually shrugged off my fully upgraded spear tips and carefully honed sword edges.

From New York Times

I knew that she was one of those girls who had a bag of tricks that she wasn't going to let anyone see until the time was right.

From Salon

A massive trove of tax information obtained by ProPublica, covering thousands of America’s wealthiest individuals, reveals what’s inside the billionaires’ bag of tricks for minimizing their personal tax bills — sometimes to nothing.

From Salon