| English | Russian |
| a bow is made of stick and string | лук делается из палки и бечёвки |
| bow string | удавка |
| bow string | тетива (у лука) |
| bow string | удавить шнурком |
| bow-string | тетива |
| have more than one string to one's bow | иметь козырь про запас |
| have more than one string to your bow | иметь несколько вариантов решений (have another than one string to your bow have another/more than one string to your bow idiom to have another interest or skill which you can use if your main one cannot be used Х I enjoy my work, but I'd like to have another string to my bow in case I lose my job. CALD Alexander Demidov) |