Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

took time by the forelock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
took -time by the -fore-lock
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of take time by the forelock

Questions

What does took time by the forelock mean?
simple past of take time by the forelock

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