كيف تنطق "short end of the stick"
expression
SHORT end uhv THUH STIK
SHAWT end ov THUH STIK
التعريف
If you get the 'short end of the stick', you receive less than others, are treated unfairly, or get the bad result in a situation.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈɛnd/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈstɪk
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈɛnd/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /stˈɪk
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SHORT end uhv THUH STIK
بريطاني
SHAWT end ov THUH STIK
استمع في السياق
He always gets the short end of the stick at work.
I got the short end of the stick in that deal.
Children often feel like they have the short end of the stick.
Whenever there's extra work, I end up with the short end of the stick.