Meaning: antitrade

n.
winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics

by trade Idiom, Proverb

horse trade

a business agreement or bargain arrived at after hard bargaining After several hours of horse trading we finally reached an agreement to buy the new computers.

jack-of-all-trades

a person who can do many things We gave him a job because we needed a jack-of-all-trades around the factory to look after the many repairs.

stock in trade

main product, bread and butter Our stock in trade is tires. We sell more tires than oil or gas.

teach you the tricks of the trade

teach you how to do it, teach you the easy way, learn the ropes Welcome to the company, Ken. Paul will work with you and teach you the tricks of the trade.

the tricks of the trade

skills of an occupation, learn the ropes I know the printing business. I'll show you the tricks of the trade.

trade insults

insult each other, say rude things to each other, mudsling When the two men couldn't agree on the cause of the problem, they began trading insults.

trade secret

a business secret, a special recipe or formula I won't tell how Paula makes her pizza. It's a trade secret.

trade something in

exchange something old or used for something new He traded in his old car for a new one.

trick of the trade

a smart, quick or skillful way of doing something He knows many of the tricks of the trade in the publishing business.

tricks of the trade

(See the tricks of the trade)

by trade

By able training, experience, and/or expertise. Often acclimated as a adverse to added assignment one undertakes. Joe is a carpenter by trade, but he additionally gets a lot of ancillary assignment as an electrician. I'm an amateur and a biographer by trade, but I assignment in the restaurant to accomplish ends meet.Learn more: by, trade

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travel light tread on one treat someone trendy trial and error trial balloon trick of the trade trickle-down economics tricks of the trade tricky tried and true trifle with me trip the light fantastic trip up true blue true colors trump card by the scruff of (one's)/its/the neck by the scruff of somebody's/the neck by the seat of (one's) pants by the seat of one's pants by the seat of pants by the seat of the pants by the seat of your pants by the short hairs by the skin of (one's) teeth by the skin of one's teeth by the skin of teeth by the skin of your teeth by the sweat of (one's) brow by the sweat of brow by the sweat of one's brow by the sweat of your brow by the thousand by the thousands by the time by the unit by the way by the week by the yard by the year by themselves by trade by trial and error by turn by turns by virtue of by virtue of (something) by water by way of by way of (something) by way of something by weight by word of mouth by your fingertips by yourself by yourself, himself, etc. by yourselves by/from all accounts by/from the look of it/things by/in comparison by/in leaps and bounds by/in virtue of something by/on/under false pretences by/through the back door bye Bye Felicia bye(-bye) for now