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one is a poet and doesn't know it

one is a poet and doesn't know it phrase: indicates that someone has unintentionally rhymed.

Phrase

one is a poet and doesn't know it

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, informal) Indicates that someone has unintentionally rhymed.
    • Mum said, “Louisa Blair, I just despair!” and I said, “You're a poet and you don't know it!”2010, Adèle Geras, Louisa In The Wings
    • I love snow, you know ... Hey - snow, you know. I'm a poet and I don't know it ...2020, Charlotte Levin, If I Can't Have You

Origin of one is a poet and doesn't know it

Chosen for the rhyme.

Questions about one is a poet and doesn't know it

What does one is a poet and doesn't know it mean?
One is a poet and doesn't know it means indicates that someone has unintentionally rhymed.
What part of speech is one is a poet and doesn't know it?
One is a poet and doesn't know it is a phrase.

Words near one is a poet and doesn't know it in the dictionary

  1. one hundred percent Americans
  2. one hundred thousand
  3. one in a million
  4. one in the eye for
  5. one in the same
  6. one is a poet and doesn't know it
  7. one joke
  8. one jump ahead
  9. one kind
  10. one L
  11. one legged

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