Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you can lead horses to water, but you can't make them drink

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
you -can lead- hors-es -to wa-ter, but y-ou -can't -make them -drink
IPA
81
Scrabble Score
46
Letters
10
Syllables
18
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Questions

What does you can lead horses to water, but you can't make them drink mean?
Alternative form of you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

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