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no prize for guessing

no prize for guessing noun: used to form expressions emphasizing the unsurprising nature of what follows.

Noun

no prize for guessing

  1. (idiomatic) Used to form expressions emphasizing the unsurprising nature of what follows
    • You get no prize for guessing what happened when the spider landed on her plate.

Forms of no prize for guessing

alternative formno prizes for guessing

Questions about no prize for guessing

What does no prize for guessing mean?
No prize for guessing means used to form expressions emphasizing the unsurprising nature of what follows.
What part of speech is no prize for guessing?
No prize for guessing is a noun.

Words near no prize for guessing in the dictionary

  1. no place
  2. no plan survives contact with the enemy
  3. no plan survives first contact with the enemy
  4. no poo
  5. no pressure
  6. no prize for guessing
  7. no prize pig
  8. no prizes for guessing
  9. no prob
  10. no problem
  11. no problemo

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