كيف تنطق "shoot the works"
expression
ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɝks
SHOOT-thuh-WURKS
ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɜːks
SHOOT-thuh-WURKS
التعريف
To risk everything or spend all your resources on one action, often to try to win big or achieve something important.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɝks
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɜːks
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SHOOT-thuh-WURKS
بريطاني
SHOOT-thuh-WURKS
استمع في السياق
He decided to shoot the works and invest all his savings in the new business.
Let's shoot the works and plan the biggest party ever!
If you want to win big, sometimes you have to shoot the works.
"We could play it safe, or we could shoot the works and try to land that huge contract," said the manager.