Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

that's the way the ball bounces

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
that's the way the bal-l bounces
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

That is the way things happen

Phrases

that's life that's fate

Frequently Paired Words

that's life that's fate

Synonyms

that's the way life is that's the way the cookie crumbles that's the way the mop flops that's the way the world wags that's the way the burger burns

Questions

What does that's the way the ball bounces mean?
That is the way things happen

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