Homer nods
Syllables: Ho·mer nods/ˈhəʊmə ˈnɒdz/US/ˈhoʊməɹ ˈnɑdz/
Homer nods is the alternative form of even Homer nods.
Meaning of even Homer nods
Proverb
even Homer nods
- Even the most vigilant and expert are fallible.
- Horace acknowledges that honeſt Homer nods ſometimes: He is not equally awake in every Line: […]1677, John Dryden, “The Authors Apology for Heroique Poetry; and Poetique Licence”, in The State of Innocence, and Fall of Man: An Opera. Written in Heroique Verse, and Dedicated to Her Royal...
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- What is Homer nods the alternative form of?
- Homer nods is the alternative form of even Homer nods.
- How do you pronounce Homer nods?
- Homer nods is pronounced /ˈhəʊmə ˈnɒdz/ (UK).
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