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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.