كيف تنطق "sell down the river"
expression
ˈsɛɫ/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɪvɝ
SEL DOWN thuh RIV-er
sˈɛl/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈɹɪvə
SEL DOWN thuh RIV-uh
التعريف
To betray someone or let them down, especially for your own gain. The phrase is used when someone is treated unfairly or sacrificed by someone they trusted.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈsɛɫ/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɪvɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
sˈɛl/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈɹɪvə
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SEL DOWN thuh RIV-er
بريطاني
SEL DOWN thuh RIV-uh
استمع في السياق
I can't believe you sold me down the river for a promotion.
He felt like his friends sold him down the river at the meeting.
Don't sell your team down the river just to save yourself.
After all we've been through, you really sold me down the river?