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Idiom

arrow in the quiver

Meaning

One of several available options or courses of action.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We still have one more arrow in the quiver to solve this problem.”

“The team exhausted their main budget, but they kept a final arrow in the quiver for emergency marketing costs.”

“Although the initial negotiations stalled, the diplomat retained one final arrow in the quiver, hoping to secure a peaceful resolution before the deadline.”

Examples

simple

“We still have one more arrow in the quiver to solve this problem.”

contextual

“The team exhausted their main budget, but they kept a final arrow in the quiver for emergency marketing costs.”

complex

“Although the initial negotiations stalled, the diplomat retained one final arrow in the quiver, hoping to secure a peaceful resolution before the deadline.”

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