Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
good -work ain't cheap-, cheap- -work ain't -good
IPA
66
Scrabble Score
34
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Synonym of buy cheap, buy twice and if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

Synonyms

buy cheap buy twice and if you pay peanuts you get monkeys

Questions

What does good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good mean?
Synonym of buy cheap, buy twice and if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

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