Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking time by the forelock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing -time by the -fore-lock
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take time by the forelock

Questions

What does taking time by the forelock mean?
present participle and gerund of take time by the forelock

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