Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proverbs run in pairs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: proverb-s run in -pairs
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposing or contradictory message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."

Example Sentences

"Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other."

Inflected Forms

proverbs come in pairs (alternative) proverbs go in pairs (alternative) proverbs hunt in pairs (alternative) proverbs often come in pairs (alternative) proverbs should be sold in pairs (alternative) proverbs should be writ in pairs (alternative) proverbs should come in pairs (alternative) proverbs should go in pairs (alternative)

Questions

What does proverbs run in pairs mean?: Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposing or contradictory message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."

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