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pile on the agony

pile on the ag·o·ny
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pahyl on, awn stressed th ee ag-uh-nee]
    • /paɪl ɒn, ɔn stressed ði ˈæg ə ni/
    • /paɪl ɒn ðə ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahyl on, awn stressed th ee ag-uh-nee]
    • /paɪl ɒn, ɔn stressed ði ˈæg ə ni/

Definition of pile on the agony words

  • noun pile on the agony to exaggerate one's distress for sympathy or greater effect 0

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Parts of speech for Pile on the agony

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pile on the agony popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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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