do not pass go, do not collect $200
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
A phrase indicating that something must be done directly without delays or deviations.
Humorous
Example Sentences
- "We will all go directly to our own respective Valhallas/Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dallahs"
- "The only people who get through the doors without are couriers, and they get escorted all the way: make their delivery, get a signature then straight back out - do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars."
- "Two months later I hit the second knuckle on my pointer finger – six more stitches, do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars – and damaged a tendon in the process."
- "I'm getting a part on a pilot. I don't have to audition — do not pass go, do not collect $200, just go straight to acting."