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no prizes for guessing

no prizes for guessing is the alternative form of no prize for guessing.

Meaning of no prize for guessing

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.

Questions about no prizes for guessing

What is no prizes for guessing the alternative form of?
No prizes for guessing is the alternative form of no prize for guessing.

Words near no prizes for guessing in the dictionary

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

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