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trade

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CARRIAGE TRADE,

HORSE TRADE,

TRICKS OF THE TRADE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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carriage trade

[carriage trade] {n.}, {literary} Rich or upper class people. * /The hotel is so expensive that only the carriage trade stays there./ * /The carriage trade buys its clothes at […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

trick of the trade

[trick of the trade] {n. phr.}, {usually in plural}, {informal} 1. A piece of expert knowledge; a smart, quick, or skillful way of working at a trade or job. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

horse trade

[horse trade] {n.} 1. The sale of a horse or the exchange of two horses. * /It was a horse trade in which the owner of the worse animal gave […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[trade-in] {n.} Something given as part payment on something better. * /The dealer took our old car as a trade-in./ - Often used like an adjective. * /We cleaned up […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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