idiom
necessity is the mother of invention
neh-SES-ih-tee iz the MUTH-er ov in-VEN-shun
/nɪˈsɛsɪti ɪz ðə ˈmʌðər əv ɪnˈvɛnʃən/Listen
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necessityisthemotherofinvention
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