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a creaking door hangs longest

a creaking door hangs longest proverb: someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.

Proverb

a creaking door hangs longest

  1. Someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.
  2. Something annoying or bothersome lasts the longest.

Forms of a creaking door hangs longest

alternative forma creaking door hangs long on its hinges

Questions about a creaking door hangs longest

What does a creaking door hangs longest mean?
A creaking door hangs longest means someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.
What part of speech is a creaking door hangs longest?
A creaking door hangs longest is a proverb.

Words near a creaking door hangs longest in the dictionary

  1. a closed mouth gathers no feet
  2. a cold day in July
  3. a contented mind is a perpetual feast
  4. A Coruña
  5. a creaking door hangs long on its hinges
  6. a creaking door hangs longest
  7. A cup
  8. A cups
  9. a damn sight
  10. a danger foreseen is half avoided
  11. a day after the fair

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