Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

string to one's bow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: string -to one's bow
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skill, ability or resource.

noun

A lover, paramour or suitor, especially one of many.

Example Sentences

"McGough has not a string to his bow. He had no friends behind him; that was the trouble."
"I feel doing the course would provide me with another string to my bow, and hopefully alongside the jewellery and card making, I would be able to be a freelance therapist and make the workload and times workable for me."
"Knowing how to identify certain edible mushrooms is not only a pleasure, it's also a great string to your bow when it comes to wild food survival."
"Massimilla was no coquette. She had no second string to her bow, no secondo, no terzo, no patito."
"Grisi now had another string to her bow in the form of the tenor, Mario, who was fast becoming putty in her hands."
"Miss Artemesia, believing that she had three strings to her bow, and having mentally arranged her suitors into a sort of sliding scale, at the top of which was the judge, and at the bottom Phil Blister, was not in a hurry to make up her mind in regard to the latter's proposals."

Inflected Forms

strings to one's bow (plural)

Phrases

trick up one's sleeve wear two hats

Frequently Paired Words

trick up one's sleeve wear two hats

Questions

What does string to one's bow mean?: A skill, ability or resource.

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