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no room at the inn

no room at the inn noun: a situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded.

Noun

no room at the inn

  1. A situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded.
    • The pitcher is struggling to throw strikes but there's no room at the inn.

Origin of no room at the inn

From the Biblical story of the birth of Jesus (Luke 2).

Questions about no room at the inn

What does no room at the inn mean?
No room at the inn means a situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded.
What part of speech is no room at the inn?
No room at the inn is a noun.

Words near no room at the inn in the dictionary

  1. no rest for the wicked
  2. no result
  3. no results
  4. no returns
  5. no rights reserved
  6. no room at the inn
  7. no rose without a thorn
  8. no sabo kid
  9. no sabo kids
  10. no scope
  11. no scoped

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