have another string strings to your bow

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.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • have a few strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow — British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes in the evenings she has several strings to her bow …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a lot of strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have several strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have ... strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • string — string1 W2S3 [strıŋ] n ↑sticker, ↑string ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(thread)¦ 2¦(group/series)¦ 3 no strings (attached) 4 string of pearls/lights/beads etc 5¦(music)¦ 6 first string/second string etc 7 have somebody on a string 8 have more than one string to your …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • string — 1 /strIN/ noun 1 THREAD (C, U) a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things: Can you find me some string to tie up this package? | Puppets are worked by strings. | a piece of string 2 GROUP/SERIES… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • string — I UK [strɪŋ] / US noun Word forms string : singular string plural strings *** 1) [countable/uncountable] thin rope, usually made of twisted fibres and used for tying things together a parcel tied with string a piece of string The balloon was… …   English dictionary

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