have another string to (one's) bow

To have an additional option, skill, or ability available to one. At least if you get your degree, you'll have another string to your bow if your football career is short-lived.

have another string/more strings to your bow

(British English) something else that you can use or do if the thing you are using or doing fails: If I don’t succeed as an actor, I’ve got another string to my bow because I’m a trained music teacher.

See also: another, bow, have, more, string

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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have another string/more strings to your bow
have more strings to (one's) bow
another string to (one's) bow
another string to your bow
add another string to (one's) bow
tie (something) up in a bow
have a second string to (one's) bow
have a second string to your bow
cut (one) down in (one's) prime
cut someone off in their prime

词组	have another string to (one's) bow
释义	have another string to (one's) bow have another string to (one's) bow To have an additional option, skill, or ability available to one. At least if you get your degree, you'll have another string to your bow if your football career is short-lived. See also: another, bow, have, string Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. have another string/more strings to your bow (British English) something else that you can use or do if the thing you are using or doing fails: If I don’t succeed as an actor, I’ve got another string to my bow because I’m a trained music teacher. See also: another, bow, have, more, string Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: have another string/more strings to your bow have more strings to (one's) bow another string to (one's) bow another string to your bow add another string to (one's) bow tie (something) up in a bow have a second string to (one's) bow have a second string to your bow cut (one) down in (one's) prime cut someone off in their prime
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