Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

every dog has its day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: ev-ery -dog has it-s -day
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of victory or success in life.

Example Sentences

"cæsar [...] Yes, Rufio: I am an old man—worn out now—true, quite true. [...] Well, every dog has his day; and I have had mine: I cannot complain."
""[T]o lose, it hurt. But I learned from that. I learned that every dog has its day. I learned patience.""
"The Hearts manager John McGlynn was thrilled to be drawn against Liverpool in the Europa League play-offs. McGlynn said: ". . . . I would imagine the bookmakers would favour Liverpool but every dog has its day.""

Inflected Forms

every dog has his day (alternative) every dog must have his day (alternative) every dog must have its day (alternative)

Phrases

even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while

Frequently Paired Words

even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while

Questions

What does every dog has its day mean?: Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of victory or success in life.

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