كيف تنطق "shoot the messenger"

expression

SHOOT thuh MES-sen-jer

SHOOT thuh MES-in-juh

التعريف

To blame or punish the person who brings bad news, instead of addressing the real problem.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmɛsəndʒɝ/, /ˈmɛsɪndʒɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈɛsɪndʒɐ

أمريكي

SHOOT thuh MES-sen-jer

بريطاني

SHOOT thuh MES-in-juh

Please don’t shoot the messenger—I’m just telling you what the boss said.

Every time there’s bad news, he tries to shoot the messenger.

Don’t shoot the messenger if you don’t like what you hear.

I’m only the messenger, so don’t shoot the messenger!