đủ trò

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Thằng bé nghịch đủ trò, từ leo cây đến bắt chuột.

Definition

1. Adjective phrase (Cụm tính từ):
   • Every means possible, every trick in the book: Describes the act of trying or using all possible methods, schemes, or tricks, often with a connotation of being cunning, relentless, or resorting to both fair and unfair means to achieve a goal.

Usage Examples

• Adjective phrase: (He tried every trick in the book to earn money.) (The child got up to all sorts of mischief when the parents were away.) (He used every means possible to get promoted, including despicable tricks.)

Advanced Usage

• "thi đủ trò": to try every trick/ploy. Trong cuộc thi, các thí sinh thi đủ trò để gây ấn tượng với ban giám khảo. (In the competition, the contestants tried every trick to impress the judges.)

• "nghịch đủ trò": to be up to all sorts of mischief/pranks. Lũ trẻ con nghịch đủ trò trong sân, làm ồn cả xóm. (The kids were up to all sorts of mischief in the yard, making the whole neighborhood noisy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đủ kiểu (adj phrase): of all kinds/varieties. (Less focused on cunning means, more on diversity.) Cô ấy mua đủ kiểu váy trong chuyến đi. (She bought all kinds of dresses on the trip.)

• Đủ mưu ma chước quỷ (idiom): full of cunning schemes and devilish tricks. (A stronger, more negative synonym.) Tên tội phạm đó đủ mưu ma chước quỷ để thoát khỏi cảnh sát. (That criminal is full of cunning schemes and devilish tricks to escape the police.)

Synonyms

• Đủ mánh lới: every trick/ploy. (Colloquial)
• Đủ phương kế: every stratagem/expedient. (Slightly more formal)
• Bày đủ trò: to devise/employ all sorts of tricks. (Verb phrase with similar meaning)

Related Idioms

• "Chơi đủ trò": to play every trick, to pull out all the stops. Đối thủ chơi đủ trò nhưng vẫn không thể thắng được đội chúng tôi. (The opponent pulled out all the stops but still couldn't beat our team.)

• "Xoay đủ trò": to maneuver/try every possible way. Để có tiền chữa bệnh cho con, anh ấy xoay đủ trò. (To get money for his child's treatment, he tried every possible way.)

Học thuật

1. (thông tục) Every means possible, every means fair foul
   • Nó xoay đủ trò nhưng cuối cùng cũng thất bại
     He ultimately failed though he had resorted to every means possible