Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

what you don't know can't hurt you

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: what y-ou -don't -know -can't hurt y-ou
IPA

51

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

If one does not know about a problem or a misdeed, one will not be able to render oneself unhappy by worrying about it.

Example Sentences

"So they put me on the payroll, and I guess Father Paul Shanley in Boston and I were the first to get paid for picking up hustlers! The salary order went all the way to Cardinal Cooke's office, and he approved it personally. But they never realized I wasn't trying to convert people to being straight. I'm sure they thought I was just bringing sinners into the fold, which is probably what my superiors think now. What they don't know won't hurt them."

Phrases

out of sight, out of mind ignorance is bliss wilful ignorance long ways, long lies

Frequently Paired Words

out of sight, out of mind ignorance is bliss wilful ignorance long ways, long lies

Questions

What does what you don't know can't hurt you mean?: If one does not know about a problem or a misdeed, one will not be able to render oneself unhappy by worrying about it.

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