set of pipes | Idiomator

Meaning: (music)Awind instrumentincorporatingmultiplepipes, such as apanpipeorbagpipe.1916,Elbert Hubbard, “Savonarola”, inLittle Journeys Vol. 7: Eminent Orators:The old man taught the boy to play the flute, and together they constructed aset of pipes—the pipes o' Pan—and out along the river they would play.; (idiomatic)Voiceforsinging.1995August 22, Waymon Wong, “Damone: ‘V’ for Vic-tory at Rainbow, his crooning still sends 'em swooning”, inNew York Daily News, retrieved25 May 2009:Since the 1950s, Vic Damone has always had a greatset of pipes, but at 67, he's plumbing his songs with a maturity and grace that's even more mesmerizing.2009, Darryl Sterdan, "Peaches pushing the boundaries,"Jam! Showbizatcanoe.ca, 18 May (retrieved 25 May 2009):Peaches—who usually raps her lyrics in husky tones—also reveals she has one helluvaset of pipes, belting out "Talk to Me" with enough power to give any disco diva pause.

Examples:

EN: Well, you got a pretty fair set of pipes, kid.
ES: Bueno, cantas bastante bien, nena.
EN: Now will sing the finest set of pipes in AndalucÃa, the Linares Girl.
ES: -¿Quién se va a comer la casa que has comprado, Mary Cruz, en Alcalá?
EN: Ain't that a beautiful set of pipes?
ES: ¿No son unos tubos hermosos?
EN: What a set of pipes.
ES: ¡Qué pulmones!
EN: "Herman Munster has the finest set of pipes in Transylvania."
ES: ""Herman Munster tiene los mejores pulmones en Transilvania".
EN: I got a great set of pipes.
ES: - Tengo una voz magnífica.
EN: He called one set of pipes its "lungs" and another its "poop shaft."
ES: Llamaba a una serie de tuberías como "pulmones" y otro como "eje de popa"
EN: The witch was watching the mirror, and she was singin' with a stolen set of pipes.
ES: La bruja miraba el espejo y estaba cantando con unas pipas robadas.
EN: You got a good set of pipes. Join us.
ES: Tienes buenas cuerdas vocales, únetenos.
EN: Does that kid have a set of pipes on him?
ES: ¿Ese chico tiene un conjunto de tubos sobre él?
EN: - That's some set of pipes you got.
ES: Tremenda tubería tienes allí.
EN: -Some set of pipes, huh?
ES: -Qué par de gaitas, ¿eh?
EN: How much water can they fit in one set of pipes?
ES: ¡Demonios! ¿Cuanta agua cabe en una tubería?
EN: Honey. You've got some set of pipes.
ES: - Reina, tienes una gran voz.
EN: - Your son has a set of pipes on him, huh?
ES: - Tu hijo tiene un buen fuelle, ¿eh? - Sí.

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