Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

only fools and horses work

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
on-ly -fool-s and hors-es -work
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A philosophy of life, holding that people who do not look for (and find) an easy way of earning a living are foolish.

Questions

What does only fools and horses work mean?
A philosophy of life, holding that people who do not look for (and find) an easy way of earning a living are foolish.

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