stock-in-trade
noun /ˌstɒk ɪn ˈtreɪd/
/ˌstɑːk ɪn ˈtreɪd/
[uncountable]- a person’s stock-in-trade is something that they do, say or use very often or too often
- Famous people and their private lives are the stock-in-trade of the popular newspapers.