Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall into the wrong hands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l in-to the wrong hands
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

falls into the wrong hands (present, singular) falling into the wrong hands (participle, present) fell into the wrong hands (past) fallen into the wrong hands (participle, past)

Synonyms

get into the wrong hands

Questions

What does fall into the wrong hands mean?
To become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party.

How to pronounce fall into the wrong hands

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