belt and braces
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Providing double security by using two means to achieve the same end.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
cung cấp sự an toàn gấp đôi bằng cách sử dụng hai phương tiện
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Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
It retains the Sympatex lining of the earlier model — belt and braces if you like.
This chapter tries to answer these questions, to show the deficiencies in the system, and how to use a DIY survey in conjunction with the present schemes as a ‘ belt and braces’ exercise.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “belt and braces” mean?
Providing double security by using two means to achieve the same end.
Is “belt and braces” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.