there ought to be a law
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
Indicates disapproval of a situation.
Example Sentences
- "There ought to be a law, said Auntie Beatrice, people like that living up against decent people, something should be done.[…] Auntie Beatrice willed Divine Judgement, or an epidemic, or simple eviction, upon the boy and his mother.[…]"
- "Doesn't it kill you how somebody who looks so attractive can be so brilliant? God, there ought to be a law. She looks just like Julie Christie."