"another string to one's bow" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-another string to one's bow.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} another string to one's bow
  1. (idiomatic) Another skill, ability or resource to be used in case of failure. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-another_string_to_one's_bow-en-phrase-cdHxEhHu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for another string to one's bow meaning in English (1.1kB)

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