triple threat

collocation in English

meaningsoftripleandthreat

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triple
adjective
uk
/ˈtrɪp.əl/us
/ˈtrɪp.əl/
having three parts of the same type, or happening ...
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threat
noun[C]
uk
/θret/us
/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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(Definition oftripleandthreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is atriplethreatto the traditions of democracy.
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Thetriplethreatbusiness is for the other boys.
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We thus now have to deal with atriplethreat: on the sea, below the sea and above the sea.
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He became the sport's firsttriplethreatman, excelling at running, passing, and kicking.
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He comes off screens very well and knows how to get in atriplethreatposition.
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The termtriplethreatwas used frequently by sportwriters in the 1920s and thereafter.
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Someone who is equally accomplished at all three is referred to as atriplethreat.
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He was atriplethreatman in football, playing halfback and fullback.
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The new leader is something more than atriplethreatman.
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Early in his career, he was atriplethreat, running back kickoffs, several for touchdowns, and played defensive back.
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Confronting such factors as jealousy, rage, chaos, and sabotage, thetriplethreatmust resolve the conflict, and end the confusion.
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The boss of the area is atriplethreat: a mammoth whale, a snapping crab, and a bubble-blasting flying fish.
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