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straws that stir the drink

straws that stir the drink is the plural of straw that stirs the drink.

Meaning of straw that stirs the drink

Noun

straw that stirs the drink (plural straws that stir the drink)

  1. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) The person who stimulates or inspires a group; the major factor affecting a trend or set of developments.
    • Reggie Jackson . . . apparently presumed his charisma would assume command of the clubhouse. . . . " I'm the straw that stirs the drink," Reggie Jackson is quoted by Robert Ward in Sport magazine. "It all comes back to me."1977 May 26, Dave Anderson, “Reggie's woes”, in Star-News, North Carolina, USA, retrieved 19 Oct 2012, page 7D

Questions about straws that stir the drink

What is straws that stir the drink the plural of?
Straws that stir the drink is the plural of straw that stirs the drink.

Words near straws that stir the drink in the dictionary

  1. strawpeople
  2. strawperson
  3. strawpersons
  4. straws
  5. straws in the wind
  6. straws that stir the drink
  7. Strawser
  8. Strawsers
  9. strawsful
  10. strawshed
  11. strawsheds

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