up to one's old tricks

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Prepositional phrase

up to one's old tricks

(informal) Engaging in mischievous behavior considered typical of oneself.

See also

up to no good

Further reading

“up to one's old tricks”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“up to one's old tricks”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“up to your old usual tricks” (US) / “up to your old usual tricks” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“somebody is up to their old tricks” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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