Idiom
man of parts
Meaning
A man who is talented in multiple areas of life.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is a man of parts who paints, cooks, and plays music.”
“The new manager is a man of parts, skilled in both engineering and creative marketing strategies.”
“As a true man of parts, he navigated the complex worlds of diplomacy, philosophy, and classical literature with equal grace and intellectual depth.”
Examples
simple
“He is a man of parts who paints, cooks, and plays music.”
contextual
“The new manager is a man of parts, skilled in both engineering and creative marketing strategies.”
complex
“As a true man of parts, he navigated the complex worlds of diplomacy, philosophy, and classical literature with equal grace and intellectual depth.”
Origin
The phrase saw much use in the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe, especially in England.
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