Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play the man not the ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
play the -man not the ball
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of play the man and not the ball.

Inflected Forms

plays the man not the ball (present, singular) playing the man not the ball (participle, present) played the man not the ball (participle, past) played the man not the ball (past)

Questions

What does play the man not the ball mean?
Alternative form of play the man and not the ball.

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