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one's father was born before one

one's father was born before one phrase: one was born into a privileged position; one inherited one's wealth and status.

Phrase

one's father was born before one

  1. One was born into a privileged position; one inherited one's wealth and status.

Questions about one's father was born before one

What does one's father was born before one mean?
One's father was born before one means one was born into a privileged position; one inherited one's wealth and status.
What part of speech is one's father was born before one?
One's father was born before one is a phrase.

Words near one's father was born before one in the dictionary

  1. one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
  2. one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor
  3. one's elevator doesn't go to the top
  4. one's elevator doesn't go to the top floor
  5. one's eyes only
  6. one's father was born before one
  7. one's fill
  8. one's fingers are all thumbs
  9. one's fingers itch
  10. one's flabber is gasted
  11. one's got to do what one's got to do

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