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one man's loss is another man's gain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
one -man's loss is an-oth-er -man's -gain
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Some people's misfortune is other people's fortune.

Phrases

one man's joy is another man's sorrow one man's meat is another man's poison one man's trash is another man's treasure

Frequently Paired Words

one man's joy is another man's sorrow one man's meat is another man's poison one man's trash is another man's treasure

Questions

What does one man's loss is another man's gain mean?
Some people's misfortune is other people's fortune.

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