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ten points to Gryffindor

ten points to Gryffindor phrase: used to praise someone for a statement or action viewed as commendable.

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
    • “Yeah, sure. You know I can't stand the sight of blood, right?”
      “Said no one ever while dating a vampire,” he quipped.
      “Very clever. Ten points to Gryffindor.”2013, Kristi Cook, Eternal, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 232

Antonyms of ten points to Gryffindor

Forms of ten points to Gryffindor

alternative form10 points to Gryffindor
alternative formten points for Gryffindor

Origin of ten points to Gryffindor

From the Harry Potter series, in which students of the magical school Hogwarts belong to four houses (Harry Potter belongs to Gryffindor), and earn or lose points for them based on their actions.

Questions about ten points to Gryffindor

What does ten points to Gryffindor mean?
Ten points to Gryffindor means used to praise someone for a statement or action viewed as commendable.
What part of speech is ten points to Gryffindor?
Ten points to Gryffindor is a phrase.

Words near ten points to Gryffindor in the dictionary

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

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