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live to tell the tale

live to tell the tale
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [liv too tel stressed th ee teyl]
    • /lɪv tu tɛl stressed ði teɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [liv too tel stressed th ee teyl]
    • /lɪv tu tɛl stressed ði teɪl/

Definition of live to tell the tale words

  • phrase live to tell the tale If you survive a dangerous or frightening experience and so are able to tell people about it afterwards, you can say that you lived to tell the tale. 0
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Parts of speech for Live to tell the tale

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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live to tell the tale popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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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