"up to one's old tricks" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} up to one's old tricks, {{en-PP}} up to one's old tricks
  1. (informal) Engaging in mischievous behavior considered typical of oneself. Tags: informal Synonyms: up to one's usual tricks, up to one's tricks Related terms: up to no good
    Sense id: en-up_to_one's_old_tricks-en-prep_phrase-L8v7YiBv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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