Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

story of my life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: sto-ry of my life
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to ruefully indicate that a previously described incident (often a mishap) typically tends to be experienced by the speaker.

Example Sentences

"I asked the new girl at work to go out for a meal — and she got off with the waiter. That's the story of my life!"

Phrases

just my luck life story story of one's life tell me about it

Frequently Paired Words

just my luck life story story of one's life tell me about it

Questions

What does story of my life mean?: Used to ruefully indicate that a previously described incident (often a mishap) typically tends to be experienced by the speaker.

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