use up all one 's tricks

use up all one 's tricks

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī Gu ā NY ò NGJ ì n, which means to use up one's mind. It comes from the Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian's shepherd boy song.

Idiom usage

Success and failure are always in the sky, and it is futile to run out of opportunity. Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty (Volume 33)

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: resourceful antonym: helpless

The origin of Idioms

In Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian's Pastoral children's song: "how many Chang'an celebrities and profiteers are not as good as you when you run out of opportunities."

Idiom explanation

Organ: careful and ingenious stratagem. The metaphor is full of thought.