Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull the fat out of the fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l the -fat out of the -fire
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of pull out of the fire.

Inflected Forms

pulls the fat out of the fire (present, singular) pulling the fat out of the fire (participle, present) pulled the fat out of the fire (participle, past) pulled the fat out of the fire (past)

Questions

What does pull the fat out of the fire mean?
Alternative form of pull out of the fire.

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