up the spout

up the spout

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp stressed th ee spout]
- /ʌp stressed ði spaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp stressed th ee spout]
- /ʌp stressed ði spaʊt/

Definitions of up the spout words

phrase up the spout If you say that something is up the spout, you mean that it is wrong or it is no longer working. 0
noun up the spout ruined or lost 0
noun up the spout pregnant 0
noun up the spout bankrupt; ruined 0

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Parts of speech for Up the spout

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Up the spout

up the spout popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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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