another string to one's bow
- another string to one's bow
или a second string to one's bow
cpeдcтвo, ocтaвлeннoe пpo зaпac, дoпoлнитeльнoe cpeдcтвo; дoпoлнитeльный иcтoчник дoxoдa (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to have)
A schoolmaster spent... two evenings giving coaching to private pupils... His wife said: He has to have another string to his bow (Sunday Times). Perceiving the extraordinarily uphill nature of Foggartism, she had been looking for a second - siring to Michael's parliamentary bow [нoвaя тeмa для выcтуплeния в пapлaмeнтe] (J. Galsworthy)
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Смотреть что такое "another string to one's bow" в других словарях:
have (or add) another string to one's bow — Brit. have a further resource available. → bow … English new terms dictionary
have another string to one's bow — ► have another string to one s bow Brit. have a further resource available. Main Entry: ↑bow … English terms dictionary
have another string strings to your bow — have another string/more strings to your bow idiom (BrE) to have more than one skill or plan that you can use if you need to • The exhibition shows that he has other strings to his artistic bow. Main entry: ↑stringidiom … Useful english dictionary
another string to your bow — another string to (your) bow British & Australian an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. If you can teach English as well as yoga, it s another string to your bow … New idioms dictionary
another string to bow — another string to (your) bow British & Australian an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. If you can teach English as well as yoga, it s another string to your bow … New idioms dictionary
a second string to one's bow — an alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails. → second string … English new terms dictionary
bow — Ⅰ. bow [1] ► NOUN 1) a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends. 2) a weapon for shooting arrows, made of curved wood joined at both ends by a taut string. 3) a rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing some stringed… … English terms dictionary
bow — bow1 [bəʊ] noun 1》 a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends. 2》 a weapon for shooting arrows, made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string. 3》 a partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for… … English new terms dictionary
have another more strings to your bow — have another string/more strings to your bow idiom (BrE) to have more than one skill or plan that you can use if you need to • The exhibition shows that he has other strings to his artistic bow. Main entry: ↑stringidiom … Useful english dictionary
string — /strɪŋ / (say string) noun 1. a line, cord, or thread, used for tying parcels, etc. 2. a narrow strip of cloth, leather, etc., for tying parts together: strings of a bonnet. 3. something resembling a string or thread. 4. a number of objects, as… …
bow — I BENDING OR SUBMITTING bows, bowing, bowed (Pronounced [[t]ba͟ʊ[/t]] in bow 1 and 2, and [[t]bo͟ʊ[/t]] in bow 3.) 1) VERB When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect. [V to … English dictionary
