كيف تنطق "go to pot"

expression

US

GOH-tuh-POT

UK

goh-TOO-pot

التعريف

If something goes to pot, it becomes worse, falls into ruin, or is badly maintained. This phrase is informal and often describes things that used to be good but have declined.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpɑt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɡˈəʊ/ /tˈuː/ /pˈɒt

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

GOH-tuh-POT

بريطاني

goh-TOO-pot

استمع في السياق

If you don't fix the roof, the house will go to pot.

After he retired, the garden started to go to pot.

Their business began to go to pot after the manager left.

Ever since budget cuts, public services have really gone to pot.