Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you can't be half pregnant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: you -can't be half preg-nant
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Said of an either-or situation; there are only two available choices.

Example Sentences

"Alex, you can't be half pregnant. If you keep doing other work that falls outside of your logo design process, you'll send mixed messages to all of your stakeholders."

Etymology

From the notion that someone is either pregnant or not.

Questions

What does you can't be half pregnant mean?: Said of an either-or situation; there are only two available choices.
Where does you can't be half pregnant come from?: From the notion that someone is either pregnant or not.

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