"Every trick in the book" nghĩa là gì?

Monument, Martyrs' Square, Brussels. Photo courtesy Dr Les (Leszek - Leslie) Sachs.

'Every trick in the book' nghĩa là các cách/mẹo trong sách vở để có thể đạt được mục tiêu gì, nhất là những mẹo láu cá, khôn vặt hay đáng đặt dấu hỏi về mặt đạo đức (every possible way to do or achieve something, especially ways that are clever, cunning, or ethically questionable); bài bản trong sách vở, phương án khả dĩ.

Ví dụ
Pat dug worms for children ready with cane poles and tried every trick in the book to outwit persistent backyard geese and ducks.

Stand-in West Brom goalkeeper Boaz Myhill earlier had Leicester fans baying for his blood after using every trick in the book to keep the Foxes at bay.

Donald Trump has thrown every trick in the book at North Korea - but sanctions might not be enough.

Not giving up, Kellywise tries every trick in the book to convince "Cooper" to have her on his show, including threatening him with his two greatest fears (Trump winning a second term as president and a headline that says "Anderson Cooper Fat Now").

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