Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

don't knock it till you've tried it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: don't -knock- it til-l y-ou've tried it
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

One should not criticize or dismiss something before one has experienced it.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Try to wear a face without no passion / Masquerade around like love's old fashioned / Just because it's not something you got / Don't knock it till you've tried it"
"Brenda snagged an extra peeler from the drawer and sat at the table with Jill. “I don't know why anyone would want to live in New York City.” “Don't knock it till you've tried it, Brenda,” Carly said, adding a dash of salt to the Waldorf salad."
"That's right: peanut butter. I'm not going to get enthusiastic like some off-Broadway choreographer expostulating on sexual preferences—“don't knock it till you've tried it!”—but don't knock it till you've tried it. The Smokey Bar! calls it the PBJ for reasons that have nothing to do with jelly."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

don't knock it until you've tried it (alternative)

Phrases

sour grapes

Frequently Paired Words

sour grapes

Questions

What does don't knock it till you've tried it mean?: One should not criticize or dismiss something before one has experienced it.

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