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Two Strings to his Bow
(He has). He is provided against contingencies; if one
business or adventure should fail, he has another in reserve; two
sweethearts; two devices, etc.
Latin:
“Duabus anchoris nititur” (i.e. “He is doubly moored”), or
“Duabus anchoris sis fultus.” Greek: “E.”
French:
“Il a deux cordes a son arc.” Italian: “Navigar per piu
venti.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Two Strings to his Bow from Infoplease:
- Two Strings to his Bow - Two Strings to his Bow (He has). He is provided against contingencies; if one business or adventure ...
- Bow - Bow (to rhyme with flow ). (Anglo-Saxon, boga; verb, bogan or bugan, to arch.) Draw not your bow ...
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: T - Definitions, origins, and illustrative excerpts for words, phases, and literary allusions starting with "T"
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