bag of tricks

1. One's stock of resources and stratagems, as in Mom can fix anything—you never know what she will pull out of her bag of tricks. Alluding to the magician's bag of equipment for performing magic tricks, this term was first recorded in 1694, when Jean de La Fontaine, in one of his fables, has a fox carry a sac des ruses (“bag of tricks”).

Example Sentences

And being a successful trial attorney, there’s a bag of tricks that probably grows with each year, so he’s probably pretty adept at using all of them or whatever he needs given the situation.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m pretty optimistic, but nothing in my bag of tricks was working when I was on that show.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m just wondering if you have, like, a bag of tricks.

From Los Angeles Times

So, the 26-year-old Japanese star dug deeper into his bag of tricks.

From Los Angeles Times

Gimmickry only goes so far for so long, especially when drawn from the same sling bag of tricks.

From Salon