Definition of snake eyes in English:
snake eyes
plural nounˈsneɪk ʌɪzˈsneɪk ˌaɪz
North American informal 1treated as singular A throw of two ones with a pair of dice.
Example sentencesExamples
- Would you please advise me what the probability is of rolling snake eyes on a pair of dice is?
- The term snake eyes is the outcome of rolling the dice in a game of craps and getting only one pip on each die.
- If a player now rolls snake eyes, then that player is ‘entitled’ to lose a turn.
- 1.1 The worst possible result; a complete lack of success.
his elegant, amusing book sadly came up snake eyes
Example sentencesExamples
- But it is a marvelous display of overlapping solo voice, taking an artistic gamble that could too easily have come up snake eyes and delivering more than a mere novelty, Richard Cheese-style subversion of popular music.
- The two Alexandres initially sought out a larger, industrial space, but what with zoning laws and such, they came up snake eyes.
- Fox usually does a good job with most of their transfers, but this time they've come up snake eyes.
- I looked for Michael Bay's name on the credits but came up snake eyes.
- His attempts come up snake eyes - maybe it's just me, but I can't stand Thomas' overwrought acting style (he seems to play everything as if he's working on a community college production).
Definition of snake eyes in US English:
snake eyes
plural nounˈsnāk ˌīzˈsneɪk ˌaɪz
North American informal 1treated as singular A throw of two ones with a pair of dice.
Example sentencesExamples
- If a player now rolls snake eyes, then that player is ‘entitled’ to lose a turn.
- The term snake eyes is the outcome of rolling the dice in a game of craps and getting only one pip on each die.
- Would you please advise me what the probability is of rolling snake eyes on a pair of dice is?
- 1.1 The worst possible result; a complete lack of success.
his elegant, amusing book sadly came up snake eyes
Example sentencesExamples
- The two Alexandres initially sought out a larger, industrial space, but what with zoning laws and such, they came up snake eyes.
- But it is a marvelous display of overlapping solo voice, taking an artistic gamble that could too easily have come up snake eyes and delivering more than a mere novelty, Richard Cheese-style subversion of popular music.
- Fox usually does a good job with most of their transfers, but this time they've come up snake eyes.
- His attempts come up snake eyes - maybe it's just me, but I can't stand Thomas' overwrought acting style (he seems to play everything as if he's working on a community college production).
- I looked for Michael Bay's name on the credits but came up snake eyes.