Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not one's first rodeo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
not one's -first rodeo
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Not the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

old hand someone didn't just fall off the turnip truck someone wasn't born yesterday

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does not one's first rodeo mean?
Not the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.

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