Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if it's not one thing it's another

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables
if it's not one thing it's an-oth-er
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
3
Syllables
11
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What does if it's not one thing it's another mean?
Many problems are happening simultaneously or in close succession; there is always another problem arising, continually (in life; in one's life; in this place; etc).

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