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ply your trade (literary)

to do your usual work or business. Fishermen in small boats ply their trade up and down the coast.

See also: trade

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ply your trade

to do your usual work. Fishermen in small boats ply their trade up and down the coast.

See also: trade

ply someone with something

to give someone a lot of something. We were plied with coffee, doughnuts, and refreshments. He plied me with liquor, hoping to get me drunk.

Usage notes: often used in the form ply someone with questions to ask someone a lot of questions: Anxious to hear the latest news, they plied us with questions.