Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the streets are paved with gold

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: the street-s are -paved with- -gold
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to describe a place where it is easy to become wealthy or live well.

Example Sentences

"Do you think it will be a place where the streets are paved with gold, similar to the Heaven of the Bible?"
"It is in many ways our oldest and most enduring national myth, one that has taken many forms: the streets are paved with gold."
"In and around the government lobbyist areas the streets are paved with gold!"

Questions

What does the streets are paved with gold mean?: Used to describe a place where it is easy to become wealthy or live well.

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