up to one's old tricks

== English == === Alternative forms === up to one's usual tricks up to one's tricks === Prepositional phrase === up to one's old tricks (informal) Engaging in mischievous behavior considered typical of oneself. ==== See also ==== up to no good === Further reading === “up to one’s old tricks”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “up to one’s old tricks”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “up to your old usual tricks” (US) / “up to your old usual tricks” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “somebody is up to their old tricks” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.