Something Is Somebody's Middle Name - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 something is somebody’s middle name From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsomething is somebody’s middle namesomething is somebody’s middle nameinformalCHARACTER/PERSONALITY used to say that someone has a personal quality very strongly  Don’t worry – discretion is my middle name. → middle nameExamples from the Corpussomething is somebody’s middle name• Don't worry - consistency is my middle name.• Optimism is my middle name because, unable to agree on a name, my parents stuck a pin in a dictionary.• Let's just say this: Pretension is thy middle name.• I think Serious is your middle name. Exercises Exercises

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