try/use every trick in the book

: to make an attempt

: to make an attempt at

: to put to test or trial

: an experimental trial : attempt

: a play in rugby that is similar to a touchdown in football, scores usually five points, and entitles the scoring side to attempt a placekick at the goal for additional points

: the act or practice of employing something : employment, application

: the fact or state of being used

: a method or manner of employing or applying something

: accustom, habituate

: to put into action or service : avail oneself of : employ

: to consume or take (liquor, drugs, etc.) regularly

: being each individual or part of a group without exception

: being each in a series or succession

: being all taken severally

: a crafty procedure or practice meant to deceive or defraud

: a mischievous act : prank

: a deceptive, dexterous, or ingenious feat

: to deceive by cunning or artifice : cheat

: to dress or adorn fancifully or ornately : ornament

: of or relating to or involving tricks or trickery

: skilled in or used for tricks

: somewhat defective and unreliable

: a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory

: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover

: a long written or printed literary composition

: derived from books (see ¹book 1) and not from practical experience

: shown by ledgers

: to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings)

: to schedule engagements for

: to set aside time for