Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

don't keep a dog and bark yourself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
don't -keep- a -dog and bark y-our-self
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
6
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Don't do anything you are paying a more qualified person to do.

Questions

What does don't keep a dog and bark yourself mean?
Don't do anything you are paying a more qualified person to do.

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