Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the knives are out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
the knives are out
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

People are angry.

British usage; Informal

Usage

Phrases

the gloves are off at daggers drawn

Frequently Paired Words

the gloves are off at daggers drawn

Questions

What does the knives are out mean?
People are angry.

How to pronounce the knives are out

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