Speakur

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the nail that sticks up gets hammered down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
the -nail that -stick-s up get-s ham-mered -down
IPA
62
Scrabble Score
35
Letters
7
Syllables
18
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

Questions

What does the nail that sticks up gets hammered down mean?
Alternative form of the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

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