كيف تنطق "a double whammy"

expression

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdəbəɫ/ /ˈhwæmi/, /ˈwæmi

uh DUH-buhl WHAM-ee

æɪ/ /dˈʌbəl/ /wˈæmi

uh DUB-uhl WAM-ee

التعريف

A situation where two bad things happen at the same time or one after the other, making the result much worse.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdəbəɫ/ /ˈhwæmi/, /ˈwæmi

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /dˈʌbəl/ /wˈæmi

أمريكي

uh DUH-buhl WHAM-ee

بريطاني

uh DUB-uhl WAM-ee

Losing your job and getting sick is a double whammy.

Rising prices and pay cuts are a double whammy for families.

Missing the bus and forgetting your phone is a double whammy.

For small businesses, the pandemic and rising rent were a double whammy.