Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
set a beg-gar on horse-back- and he'l-l ride -to the dev-il
IPA
69
Scrabble Score
42
Letters
7
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A person unaccustomed to wealth or luxury will easily be corrupted by it.

Phrases

give someone enough rope and they'll hang themself zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

Frequently Paired Words

give someone enough rope and they'll hang themself zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

Questions

What does set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil mean?
A person unaccustomed to wealth or luxury will easily be corrupted by it.

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