American Idioms and Expressions

More Than One String To Their Bow Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

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More than one string to their bow
What does More than one string to their bow mean?
A person who has more than one string to their bow has different talents or skills to fall back on.

Some Random Idioms
bite the bullet
What does "bite the bullet" mean?
to endure a difficult situation, to face a difficult situation bravely I have decided to bite the bullet and begin to study for my Master`s degree.

write off
What does "write off" mean?
remove (an amount) from a business record, cancel (a debt)The bank was forced to write off a large amount of its debt.
enough to go around
What does "enough to go around" mean?
to be enough of something to serve everybody There was enough cake to go around so everybody had a piece.

kissyface
What does "kissyface" mean?
kissing
an open-and-shut case
What does "an open-and-shut case" mean?
a legal matter that is simple and uncomplicated It was an open-and-shut case after the lawyer presented the evidence to the judge.

go public
What does "go public" mean?
to become a public company and to sell the company stock to the publicThe stock of the Internet company rose very quickly after the company went public.
take effect
What does "take effect" mean?
a law or rule becomes effective or in useThere is a new law related to Internet advertising that will soon take effect.
cross (someone's) palm with silver
What does "cross (someone's) palm with silver" mean?
to give money to someone in payment for a serviceWe had to cross the apartment manager's palm with silver in order to rent the apartment quickly.
Cling to hope
What does "Cling to hope" mean?
If people cling to hope, they continue to hope though the chances of success are very small.

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