be someone's middle name

Related to word: middle name

Idiom

Definition

  1. To describe a quality that is a very significant and obvious part of someone's character.

    某人的突出特质

    • Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Discretion is my middle name.

      别担心,我不会告诉任何人。谨慎就是我的代名词。

    • She's always late; tardiness is her middle name.

      她总是迟到;迟到是她的代名词。

    • John is extremely helpful; generosity is his middle name.

      约翰非常乐于助人;慷慨是他的代名词。