handle to one's name

a handle to (one's) name

A sobriquet, title, or designation. Big guys always seem to have things like "Tiny" as a handle to their name. Now that you've got your PhD, you've got a handle to your name, doctor!

handle to one's name

A nickname or title, as in He was knighted and now had a handle to his name, or His gluttony earned him a handle to his name, Big Mouth. [First half of 1800s]

词组	handle to one's name
释义	handle to one's name a handle to (one's) name A sobriquet, title, or designation. Big guys always seem to have things like "Tiny" as a handle to their name. Now that you've got your PhD, you've got a handle to your name, doctor! See also: handle, name Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. handle to one's name A nickname or title, as in He was knighted and now had a handle to his name, or His gluttony earned him a handle to his name, Big Mouth. [First half of 1800s] See also: handle, name The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: a handle to (one's) name what you've never had you never miss enter the lists enter the lists, to enter the fray rid out riddin ridds sweetener you've got (some) nerve
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