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not miss a trick

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  1. Also, never miss a trick; not miss much. Not fail to be aware of what is going on. For example, When it comes to the commodities market, Mark never misses a trick, or Dad may seem absentminded, but he doesn't miss much. The first phrase dates from the early 1900s; the variant employs miss in the sense of “fail to perceive,” a usage dating from the late 1600s.


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Cobra’s design team did not miss a trick in finding ways to lighten F-Max Airspeed’s load, including a 40-gram shaft in the driver.

From Golf Digest Nov. 12, 2019

"We wanted to be able to say after the report that we did not miss a trick."

From Time Magazine Archive

As a double exposure of the young Irish hero, Donal Donnelly and Patrick Bedford do not miss a trick or a tear.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a double exposure of the young Irish hero, Donal Donnelly and Patrick Bedford do not miss a trick or a tear in the whole course of the show.

From Time Magazine Archive

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