This was no longer a slightly eccentric seaside retiree with a portfolio of amusing tricks.

He'd thought of an amusing trick to play on Soup and Preacher.

With other amusing tricks, poses, and acrobatic feats.

Again he was sold, and he was taught many amusing tricks.

Here's an amusing trick you can play on people from Newfoundland or Lincolnshire.

You may sit at my feet like the good little lapdog that you are, and later perhaps I'll think of some amusing tricks to teach you.

Although it is a most amusing trick and you did look quite precious seeing yourself in the mirror.

There's some comic business involving an open elevator shaft, and a hoary if amusing trick played on the audience midway through.

Ida calls these outrages amusing tricks.

FR1;Hercule Poirot thought that it was an amusing trick but did not see what he could do about it.