man of parts

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)A man who istalentedinmultipleareas of life.1881, R.L. Stevenson,Virginibus Puerisque:He was afellow of parts, quick, humorous, a clever painter, and with an eye for certain poetical effects of sea and ships.1891, Oscar Wilde,The Critic as Artist:To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of anyman of partsand culture.

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