Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threw someone a bone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
threw -some-one a bone
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does threw someone a bone mean?
simple past of throw someone a bone

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