This is a third string attempt at fixing the broken chair.
third string
idiomOf a decidedly lower quality or condition.
The team lost their best players, so they had to rely on third string substitutes to finish the season.
The critic dismissed the director's latest film as a third string production that lacked the depth and technical polish of his earlier work.
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another string to one's bow
Another skill, ability or resource to be used in case of failure.
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apron string
A symbol of the domestic ties binding a male to a female (as a husband to a wife or a son to a mother).
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harp on one string
To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.
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harp on the same string
To repeatedly say the same thing.
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second string
Not as good; of a lower quality or condition.
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string along
To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
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string attached
A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement
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string out
To prolong or extend in an unnecessary, contrived or time-filling manner.