单词 | triple threat |
释义 | triple threatnounan expert in three different fields or in three different skills in the same field. Football. a back who is proficient at running, passing, and punting: The triple threat is a rare find for coaches. Origin of triple threatFirst recorded in 1920–25 Words nearby triple threattriple rhythm, triple sec, triple-space, triplet, tripletail, triple threat, triple time, tripleton, triple-tongue, triple vision, triple voile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with triple threattriple threat A person who is adept in three areas, as in She's a triple threat on the editorial staff—she can edit, write, and design pages. This term comes from football, where it signifies a player who is good at running, passing, and kicking. [c. 1920] Also see hat trick. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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