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Phrase(s): a trade secret
1. Lit. a secret way of making or selling a product; a business secret. • The exact formula of the soft drink is a trade secret. 2. Fig. any secret method. (Jocular.) • A: How do you manage to sell so many of these each month? B: It’s a trade secret.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs