Dick loved basketball and practiced hard until he was put on the first string.
Tom learned his trade so well that his boss soon called him one of his first string.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
first-string — first stringer, n. /ferrst string /, adj. 1. composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first string team. 2. foremost; main: the first string critics. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
first-string — adj. First to play in a game; not reserved as a substitute; of members of a team. Also used in non sports contexts to mean {first rate}. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
first string(1) — {n.}, {informal} 1. The best group of players on a team; first team; A team. * /Dick loved basketball and practiced hard until he was put on the first string./ 2. The best group of workers. * /Tom learned his trade so well that his boss soon… … Dictionary of American idioms
first string(1) — {n.}, {informal} 1. The best group of players on a team; first team; A team. * /Dick loved basketball and practiced hard until he was put on the first string./ 2. The best group of workers. * /Tom learned his trade so well that his boss soon… … Dictionary of American idioms
first-string — {adj.}, {informal} 1. On the starting team or A team. * /He was the first string quarterback./ 2. Of the best quality; foremost. * /He was the least expensive of the city s first string lawyers./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first-string — {adj.}, {informal} 1. On the starting team or A team. * /He was the first string quarterback./ 2. Of the best quality; foremost. * /He was the least expensive of the city s first string lawyers./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first string — noun a) the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on) b) the first violinist in an orchestra. See Also: first string … Wiktionary
first-string — adjective describing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on) See Also: first string … Wiktionary
first-string — adjective Date: 1917 1. being a regular as distinguished from a substitute (as on a team) 2. first rate • first stringer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
String quartets (Schoenberg) — The Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg published four string quartets, distributed over his lifetime. These were the String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7 (1905), String Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10 (1908), String Quartet No. 3, Op.… … Wikipedia
String Quartet No. 1 (Bartók) — The String Quartet No. 1 in A minor by Béla Bartók was completed in 1909. The score is dated January 27 of that year.The work is in three movements, played without breaks between each:# Lento # Allegretto # Allegro vivace The work was at least in … Wikipedia
