triple threat

noun

an expert in three different fields or in three different skills in the same field.
Football. a back who is proficient at running, passing, and punting:
The triple threat is a rare find for coaches.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1920–25

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Idioms and Phrases

A person who is adept in three areas, as in She's a triple threat on the editorial staff—she can edit, write, and design pages . This term comes from football, where it signifies a player who is good at running, passing, and kicking. [c. 1920] Also see hat trick .

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"ChatGPT Barbie represents a triple threat to our privacy, our culture and our planet," said Ms Neff.

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There’s no one like this kewpie triple threat, and even at half-mast she was able to summon some of the old magic.

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James Sweeney’s “Twinless” is one of a number of projects — also including Katarina Zhu’s “Bunnylovr,” Grace Glowicki’s “Dead Lover,” Eva Victor’s “Sorry, Baby” and Cooper Raiff’s “Hal & Harper” — that feature writer-director-stars, a triple threat that’s been a Sundance staple going to back to Wendell B. Harris Jr.’s 1990 “Chameleon Street” and Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” from 1994.

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These trees are a triple threat, said Los Angeles County Arboretum arborist Frank McDonough: beautiful bloomers in late summer with clouds of frilly flowers in purples, pinks, fuchsia and white; dramatic red and gold leaves in the fall; and sculptural bark that makes the bare tree lovely in winter.

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Since 2021, I have loved competing and judging on a number of Food Network shows like "Tournament of Champions," "Guy’s Grocery Games," "Bobby’s Triple Threat" and more.

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