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one strike and you're out

one strike and you're out phrase: if one fails, one will not be given a second chance.

Phrase

one strike and you're out

  1. If one fails, one will not be given a second chance.
    • The training was intense and they had a strict one-strike-and-you're-out policy when it came to sleeping in.

Questions about one strike and you're out

What does one strike and you're out mean?
One strike and you're out means if one fails, one will not be given a second chance.
What part of speech is one strike and you're out?
One strike and you're out is a phrase.

Words near one strike and you're out in the dictionary

  1. one sixth
  2. one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
  3. one step ahead
  4. one step at a time
  5. one step forward, two steps back
  6. one strike and you're out
  7. one swallow does not a spring make
  8. one swallow does not a summer make
  9. one swallow does not make a spring
  10. one swallow does not make a summer
  11. one swallow doesn't a spring make

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