Where does “come up with snake eyes” come from?
come up with snake eyes (English) comes from English snake eyes — Two ones, after rolling two dice.
come up with snake eyes (English): To fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere
Definitions
- To fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere
Ancestry of “come up with snake eyes”, step by step
come up with snake eyes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snake eyes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snake eyes | Two ones, after rolling two dice |
via English come up with
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | come up with | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it |