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ten points for Gryffindor

ten points for Gryffindor is the alternative form of ten points to Gryffindor.

Meaning of ten points to Gryffindor

Phrase

ten points to Gryffindor

  1. (humorous) Used to praise someone for a statement or action viewed as commendable.
    • 'Well, I'm assuming two things will happen. One, she'll try and kill me, two, you'll come down on her like a ton of bricks.'
      'Ten points to Gryffindor,' said Gwen.2008, James Goss, Torchwood: Almost Perfect, BBC Books, →ISBN, page 90

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What is ten points for Gryffindor the alternative form of?
Ten points for Gryffindor is the alternative form of ten points to Gryffindor.

Words near ten points for Gryffindor in the dictionary

  1. ten o'clock
  2. ten penny nail
  3. ten penny nails
  4. Ten Perfections
  5. ten piece
  6. ten points for Gryffindor
  7. ten points from Gryffindor
  8. ten points to Gryffindor
  9. ten pound pom
  10. ten pound poms
  11. ten pound tourist

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