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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
it's an il-l wind that blows no-body any -good
IPA
57
Scrabble Score
34
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

An action or occurrence must be very bad indeed if it brings no benefit to anyone.

Inflected Forms

it's an ill wind (alternative) it's an ill wind that blows nobody good (alternative) it's an ill wind that blows no good (alternative) it's an ill wind that blows no one any good (alternative)

Questions

What does it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good mean?
An action or occurrence must be very bad indeed if it brings no benefit to anyone.

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