ability vs string to one's bow

ability

noun
  • A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. 

  • A unique power of the mind; a faculty. 

  • The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. 

  • Physical power. 

  • The legal wherewithal to act. 

string to one's bow

noun
  • A skill, ability or resource. 

  • A lover, paramour or suitor. 

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