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strings to one's bow

strings to one's bow is the plural of string to one's bow.

Meaning of string to one's bow

Noun

string to one's bow (plural strings to one's bow)

  1. (idiomatic) A skill, ability or resource.
    • McGough has not a string to his bow. He had no friends behind him; that was the trouble.1932, Western Australia. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates
  2. (idiomatic) A lover, paramour or suitor, especially one of many.
    • Massimilla was no coquette. She had no second string to her bow, no secondo, no terzo, no patito.1837, Honoré de Balzac, Massimilla Doni, Delphi Classics, →ISBN

Questions about strings to one's bow

What is strings to one's bow the plural of?
Strings to one's bow is the plural of string to one's bow.

Words near strings to one's bow in the dictionary

  1. strings attached
  2. strings of beads
  3. strings of pearls
  4. strings on
  5. strings out
  6. strings to one's bow
  7. strings together
  8. strings up
  9. strings with
  10. stringsful
  11. Stringston

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