tools of the trade
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After initially giving up on the idea of writing film scores, he taught himself the tools of the trade by studying film composers’ YouTube videos.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022
The tools of the trade remain fairly simple.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2022
While there are some savvy tools of the trade, we have yet to develop X-ray vision, and that means unexpected conditions sometimes are revealed during demolition or while the work is being done.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2022
And what does it mean to study something as wicked and monstrous as the slave trade using some of the tools of the trade itself?
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2022
In his discussions with Kirk, Scott figured he would see some of the tools of the trade.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
