Speakur

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shoots oneself in the foot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
shoot-s one-self in the -foot
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot oneself in the foot

Questions

What does shoots oneself in the foot mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot oneself in the foot

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