Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
close e-nough -for horse-shoes and hand -grenades
IPA
61
Scrabble Score
39
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of close enough for government work.

Phrases

close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades close only counts in horseshoes and darts close only counts in horseshoes

Frequently Paired Words

close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades close only counts in horseshoes and darts close only counts in horseshoes

Synonyms

close enough for government work

Questions

What does close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades mean?
Synonym of close enough for government work.

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