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a must-have trick

English translation: a product that he wants you to believe you absolutely need

07:05 Mar 25, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: a must-have trick
Next year, business may be down, and several publishers may merge, and certainly more of the poor, beloved independent bookstores will cling to life support. Steve Jobs will stroll into a room filled with breathless acolytes and pull a must-have trick from his bag. We’ll oohh and ahhhh about it, then go back to lives where a good book still holds more power than anything with a screen.
Shirley Fan
Local time: 14:52
Selected answer:a product that he wants you to believe you absolutely need
Explanation:
more consumeristic stuff
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valhalla55
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3 +7a product that he wants you to believe you absolutely need
valhalla55
4 +1a function or gadget that is highly desirable
Stuart Dowell


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a function or gadget that is highly desirable


Explanation:
IMHO

Stuart Dowell
Poland
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Gary D: i pods, are a must have for kids, a trick is a gimmick used to show off with. with a screen would mean it was a gadget, blueberry etc.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
a product that he wants you to believe you absolutely need


Explanation:
more consumeristic stuff

valhalla55
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 7
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agree  Jack Doughty
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