bag of tricks

== English == === Etymology === An allusion to the collection of props and devices used by a magician. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bag of tricks (plural bags of tricks) (idiomatic) A set of skills, techniques, items of information, or other resources used to help achieve professional or personal goals. (idiomatic, dated, often preceded by whole) A collection of items, especially as constituting a very complete set of such items. ==== Synonyms ==== (very complete collection of items): the works, whole ball of wax === References === “bag of tricks”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.