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    trick or treat

    US /trɪk ɔr trit/

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    UK /trik ɔ: tri:t/

    B2
    n.NounA Halloween custom in which children knock on doors and threaten to play a trick if they do not receive a treat (usually candy).
    The children went out to trick or treat on Halloween night.
    interj.InterjectionA phrase said by children on Halloween when they go to people's houses to ask for candy.
    "Trick or treat!" the children shouted as the door opened.

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    The History of Halloween

    03:29The History of Halloween
    • Normally reserved for kids, the practice of going door to door is usually accompanied by participants asking "trick-or-treat" when collecting their candy.

      Normally reserved for kids, the practice of going door to door is usually accompanied by participants asking "trick-or-treat" when collecting their candy.

    • Normally reserved for kids, the practice of going door-to-door is usually accompanied by participants asking trick-or-treat when collecting their candy.

      Normally reserved for kids, the practice of going door-to-door is usually accompanied by participants asking trick-or-treat when collecting their candy.

    B2

    Modern Family | No One Loves Halloween More Than The Dunphys

    10:11Modern Family | No One Loves Halloween More Than The Dunphys
    • Trick or treat!

      Trick or treat!

    • Um, first it's trick-or-treat, and then Phil— Come in if you dare.

      Um, first it's trick-or-treat, and then Phil— Come in if you dare.

    B1

    Monica's Halloween Party (Clip) | Friends | TBS

    04:15Monica's Halloween Party (Clip) | Friends | TBS
    • Trick or treat!

      Trick or treat!

    • Trick or treat!

      Trick or treat!

    B1

    It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Deluxe Edition - on DVD Now

    01:01It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Deluxe Edition - on DVD Now
    • You've missed trick or treat, and now you're going to miss the Halloween party!

      You've missed trick or treat, and now you're going to miss the Halloween party!

    • You've missed trick or treat.

      You've missed trick or treat.

    B1

    Epic Halloween Medley - Peter Hollens

    04:59Epic Halloween Medley - Peter Hollens
    • ♪ Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright ♪

      ♪ Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright ♪

    • Trick or treat, 'til the neighbor's gonna die of fright.

      Trick or treat, 'til the neighbor's gonna die of fright.

    B2

    Men Try On Ladies' Sexy Halloween Costumes // Try Guys

    03:19Men Try On Ladies' Sexy Halloween Costumes // Try Guys
    • I would not want to trick or treat in this.

      I would not want to trick or treat in this.

    • I would not want to trick-or-treat in this.

      I would not want to trick-or-treat in this.

    B1

    Halloween Costume Party ? | Phineas and Ferb Halloween | Disney XD

    04:31Halloween Costume Party ? | Phineas and Ferb Halloween | Disney XD
    • Trick or Treat!

      Trick or Treat!

    • Trick-or-treat!

      Trick-or-treat!

    B2

    The Berenstain Bears - Too Much TV / Trick or Treat

    24:35The Berenstain Bears - Too Much TV / Trick or Treat
    • It's so much fun to trick-or-treat.

      It's so much fun to trick-or-treat.

    • But there's one place we won't be stopping to trick-or-treat.

      But there's one place we won't be stopping to trick-or-treat.

    B2

    Improve Vocabulary and Sleep Learning and Listen To Spoken English Conversation

    53:52Improve Vocabulary and Sleep Learning and Listen To Spoken English Conversation
    • We knock on the neighbor's door. We say Trick-or-treat our

      We knock on the neighbor's door. We say Trick-or-treat our

    • We say, "Trick or treat!" Our neighbors give us candy.

      We say, "Trick or treat!" Our neighbors give us candy.

    B1

    What is Halloween?! (And how do people celebrate it?)

    05:02What is Halloween?! (And how do people celebrate it?)
    • when someone opens the door, the children say "trick or treat." Originally, this probably meant "give us something nice or we will do something bad to you." But nowadays, we don't really think about what this means or why we say it.

      when someone opens the door, the children say "trick or treat." Originally, this probably meant "give us something nice or we will do something bad to you." But nowadays, we don't really think about what this means or why we say it.

    • At each house, the children knock on the door and when someone opens the door, the children say trick-or-treat.

      At each house, the children knock on the door and when someone opens the door, the children say trick-or-treat.

    B2