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go down like ninepins

go down like nine·pins
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh doun lahyk nahyn-pinz]
    • /goʊ daʊn laɪk ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz/
    • /ɡəʊ daʊn laɪk ˈnaɪn.pɪnz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh doun lahyk nahyn-pinz]
    • /goʊ daʊn laɪk ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz/

Definition of go down like ninepins words

  • noun go down like ninepins (of each of a group of people) to become ill very easily and quickly 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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