Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the devil finds work for idle hands

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: the dev-il find-s -work -for i-dle hands
IPA

55

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.

proverb

Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.

Example Sentences

"And your prejudice won't keep you warm tonight / Oh, the Devil will find work for idle hands to do / I stole and then I lied just because you asked me to"

Synonyms

idle hands are the devil's workshop

Questions

What does the devil finds work for idle hands mean?: Synonym of idle hands are the devil's workshop.

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