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Jiafzhbbs Posted 20 years ago
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Can you tell me the meaning of this phrase"ply one's trade"?if you can tell me I will thank you very much!
  

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The official definition seems to be: to carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily your work. But, I've also heard it used in the sense of promoting your services.

— Nona the brit

  • The official definition seems to be: to carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily your work.
  • But, I've also heard it used in the sense of promoting your services.
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The official definition seems to be: to carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily your work.

But, I've also heard it used in the sense of promoting your services.
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Yes, as Nona says:
being too insistent in promoting one's services to others

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ply

transitive verb

1 a : to use or wield diligently or vigorously and steadily : EXERT,
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Please don't think that Nona's second suggestion is the primary version. That carries a negative connotation.

Usually it just means that the person is doing his or her job.
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