Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the bride at every wedding

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: the bride at ev-ery wed-ding
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Short for the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Covering the war from Fort Lee, N.J., just isn't good enough. That is, not if you're CNBC's GERALDO RIVERA, the theatrical journalist who longs to be the bride at every wedding, the ham in every sandwich and, lately, the mullah in every mountain."
"He was even unable to cut the meat on his dinner plate. He needed constant reassurances and was easily influenced by flattery. He enjoyed being the center of attention. He needed to be the bride at every wedding."
"Being the protagonist of an election is an asset — not to mention a way to irritate an opponent who craves to be the center of every photo, the bride at every wedding."
"Twain longed for attention at home, too. The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true. At his daughter Clara’s nuptials, Twain wore a scarlet ceremonial robe, a choice designed to steal the show."

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does the bride at every wedding mean?: Short for the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.

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