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ambulance at the bottom of a cliff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
am-bu-lance at the bot-tom of a -cliff
IPA
52
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A futile or post factum answer to a problem.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

A variation on the Joseph Malins' 1895 poem "The ambulance down in the valley," where the need for an ambulance would be removed by a fence on the cliff.

Usage

Phrases

too little, too late

Frequently Paired Words

too little, too late

Questions

What does ambulance at the bottom of a cliff mean?
A futile or post factum answer to a problem.
Where does ambulance at the bottom of a cliff come from?
A variation on the Joseph Malins' 1895 poem "The ambulance down in the valley," where the need for an ambulance would be removed by a fence on the cliff.

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