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when you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
when y-ou -hear hoof-beat-s, look -for hors-es, not ze-bras
IPA
83
Scrabble Score
42
Letters
8
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.

Questions

What does when you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras mean?
Alternative form of when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.

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