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ESLPod_0242_WE_0158 The Comedy Club The phrase "to do the trick," in this podcast, means to do what something was meant to do or to be successful: "My car was making a lot of noise, but a quick trip to the mechanic did the trick." Usually a "trick" is something that someone does to another person to make him or her believe something that isn't true: "Is it true that the store is giving away computers to the first customer each day, or is that just a sales trick?" Or, "The children played a dirty trick on the teacher by telling him that his car was on fire in the parking lot." A "trick" can also be an interesting or magical thing that someone does to entertain other people: "Grandpa has a trick where he seems to pull a coin from behind his granddaughter's ear." A "trick" can also be a good way to do something: "The trick to studying for this exam is to do all the problems at the end of each chapter."

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ESLPod 242 trick Entertainment + Sports

Id	ESLPod_0242_WE_0158
Episode Id	ESLPod 242
Episode Title	The Comedy Club
Phrase	trick
Text	The phrase "to do the trick," in this podcast, means to do what something was meant to do or to be successful: "My car was making a lot of noise, but a quick trip to the mechanic did the trick." Usually a "trick" is something that someone does to another person to make him or her believe something that isn't true: "Is it true that the store is giving away computers to the first customer each day, or is that just a sales trick?" Or, "The children played a dirty trick on the teacher by telling him that his car was on fire in the parking lot." A "trick" can also be an interesting or magical thing that someone does to entertain other people: "Grandpa has a trick where he seems to pull a coin from behind his granddaughter's ear." A "trick" can also be a good way to do something: "The trick to studying for this exam is to do all the problems at the end of each chapter."
Topics	Entertainment + Sports

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