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riddle me this

riddle me this phrase: answer this riddle (or other difficult or tricky question) for me.

Phrase

riddle me this

  1. Answer this riddle (or other difficult or tricky question) for me.
    • Riddle me this, and guess him if you can, / Who bears a nation in a single man?1760, John Dryden, The miscellaneous works of John Dryden, volume 1, page 250
    • Somebody riddle me this. Why do people find pro-gay slogans on T-shirts so threatening?2011, J. H. Trumble, Don't Let Me Go, page 115

Words formed from riddle me this

Questions about riddle me this

What does riddle me this mean?
Riddle me this means answer this riddle (or other difficult or tricky question) for me.
What part of speech is riddle me this?
Riddle me this is a phrase.

Words near riddle me this in the dictionary

  1. riddle canon
  2. riddle canons
  3. riddle me ree
  4. riddle me rees
  5. riddle me that, Batman
  6. riddle me this
  7. riddle stick
  8. riddle sticks
  9. RIDDLE syndrome
  10. riddle wrapped in an enigma
  11. riddlebread

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