Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the frame

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: in- the frame
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Suspected by the police of having committed a crime.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Colin just told me about some lad he played football with last night who beat Gerald up a month or so ago, but I don't think he's in the frame."

Usage

Colloquial

Questions

What does in the frame mean?: Suspected by the police of having committed a crime.

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