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on one's p's

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
on one's p's
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Said of a person who is on their provisional driver's licence and displays P-plates on their vehicle; not yet possessing a full driver's licence.

Australian usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

on one's Ps (alternative)

Phrases

on one's L's

Frequently Paired Words

on one's L's

Questions

What does on one's p's mean?
Said of a person who is on their provisional driver's licence and displays P-plates on their vehicle; not yet possessing a full driver's licence.

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