have a few strings to (your) bow

have a few strings to (your) bow
have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow - an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one.

She's a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes in the evenings - she has several strings to her bow.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow — British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes in the evenings she has several strings to her bow …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a lot of strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have several strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have ... strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • strings to (your) bow — have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to (your) bow British & Australian another string to (your) bow an extra skill or qualification which you can use if you cannot use your main one. She s a trained counsellor and she does pottery classes… …   New idioms dictionary

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