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a creaking door hangs longest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
a creak-ing -door hangs -longest
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.

proverb

Something annoying or bothersome lasts the longest.

Inflected Forms

a creaking door hangs long on its hinges (alternative)

Phrases

there's life in the old dog yet the good die young

Frequently Paired Words

there's life in the old dog yet the good die young

Questions

What does a creaking door hangs longest mean?
Someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.

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