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Welcome to English in a Minute!
Magicians perform tricks. But what can you do with a whole bag of them?
Speaker A: I have a date tonight.
Speaker B: Wow! What are you going to do?
Speaker A: I thought we’d start at a karaoke club and then go bowling. And if it’s still going well, ice skating.
Speaker B: Wow, Dan. Should you be using up your whole bag of tricks on date number one?
Speaker A: Well, I’m saving axe-throwing for date number two.
Speaker B: Oh!
A “bag of tricks” is a set of plans for getting something done or reaching a goal. For Dan, his bag of tricks is meant to impress her date. Make sure you let her win at bowling, Dan.
And that’s English in a Minute!
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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