try/use every trick in the book

:  to make an attempt

:  to put to test or trial

:  to subject to something (such as undue strain or excessive hardship or provocation) that tests the powers of endurance

:  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 score made on a try

:  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