كيف تنطق "put the cat among the pigeons"

expression

PUT thuh/ thee KAT uh-MUNG thuh/ thee PIJ-enz

put thuh/ thee KAT um-UNG thuh/ thee PIJ-enz

التعريف

To do or say something that causes a lot of trouble or worry in a group of people.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpʊt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkæt/ /əˈməŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpɪdʒənz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pʊt/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈæt/ /ɐmˈʌŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈɪdʒənz

أمريكي

PUT thuh/ thee KAT uh-MUNG thuh/ thee PIJ-enz

بريطاني

put thuh/ thee KAT um-UNG thuh/ thee PIJ-enz

His comment really put the cat among the pigeons at the meeting.

If you say that, you'll put the cat among the pigeons.

The news about the layoffs put the cat among the pigeons.

He dropped the announcement and really put the cat among the pigeons—everyone started talking at once.