Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you wish

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
you wish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs.

Colloquial; Derogatory

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

I wish your lips to God's ears

Frequently Paired Words

I wish your lips to God's ears

Synonyms

in your dreams you wish, jellyfish

Questions

What does you wish mean?
Used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs.

How to pronounce you wish

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