Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pound sand into a rathole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: pound sand in-to a rathole
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of pound sand.

Example Sentences

"...but I wouldn't want it taught from the textbook, because then the ordinary teacher would pound it into the pupils just as you would pound sand into a rathole, ..."
"Before we can even interest a bank in us we must prove where we stand and must show that we haven't been engaged in pounding sand into a rathole."
"Month or so ago a turrible sound started coming out of his room. Drove me nuts. Would remind you of someone pounding sand into a rathole."
"“If I had something better to do,” Butch said, “I'd tell you to go pound this sand into a rathole.""

Inflected Forms

pounds sand into a rathole (present, singular) pounding sand into a rathole (participle, present) pounded sand into a rathole (participle, past) pounded sand into a rathole (past)

Phrases

enough sense to pound sand into a rathole

Synonyms

pound sand

Questions

What does pound sand into a rathole mean?: Synonym of pound sand.

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