Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you can't get a quart into a pint pot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
you -can't get a quar-t in-to a pin-t pot
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

You cannot fit a large object or amount in something smaller.

proverb

One cannot achieve the impossible.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

you can't fit a quart into a pint pot (alternative) you can't put a quart into a pint pot (alternative)

Questions

What does you can't get a quart into a pint pot mean?
You cannot fit a large object or amount in something smaller.

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