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Definition of ninepins noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ninepins

noun
 
/ˈnaɪnpɪnz/
 
/ˈnaɪnpɪnz/
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Idioms
go down, drop, etc. like ninepins
  1. (British English, informal) to fall down or become ill in great numbers
    • Men and horses went down like ninepins before them, in a tangle of waving limbs.
    • There’s a lot of flu about and people are going down like ninepins.
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