Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
what y-ou -gain on the swings y-ou lose on the round-abouts
IPA
71
Scrabble Score
45
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

Questions

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Alternative form of what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

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