Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

once a thief, always a thief

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: on-ce a thief, al-ways a thief
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A person found to have stolen another's property will always be marked as a thief.

phrase

Said in admonishment to a person who was once considered a thief and later professed to have reformed, only to have been caught stealing once again.

Questions

What does once a thief, always a thief mean?: A person found to have stolen another's property will always be marked as a thief.

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