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xiaofeng
16 Dec 2014

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How do you say this in English (US)? there ain't no rest for the wicked .
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qzlau
16 Dec 2014

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  • Simplified Chinese (China)

Ain't is very informal, and there's a double negative in your sentence. Most people just say "no rest for the wicked".

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xiaofeng
16 Dec 2014

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I heard that in a song and could not understand that...
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addisonwreed
16 Dec 2014

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I have heard this song before. The meaning of the song is that people who are good have easy lifestyles, while people who are evil, or wicked, always are struggling to make a living and have to stay alert (they get no rest).

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xiatian
16 Dec 2014

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That sounds understandable

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marigold92
16 Dec 2014

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Ain't is a contraction for am not, is not, are not, has not, and have not in the common English language vernacular. In some dialects ain't is also used as a contraction of do not, does not, and did not.

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