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rattle someone's chain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
rat-tle -some-one's chain
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of rattle someone's cage.

Inflected Forms

rattles someone's chain (present, singular) rattling someone's chain (participle, present) rattled someone's chain (participle, past) rattled someone's chain (past)

Synonyms

rattle someone's cage

Questions

What does rattle someone's chain mean?
Synonym of rattle someone's cage.

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