كيف تنطق "sitting on a powder keg"

expression

SIT-ing on uh POW-der keg

SIT-ing on a POW-duh keg

التعريف

To be in a situation that is very dangerous or tense, where a problem could explode at any moment.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpaʊdɝ/ /ˈkɛɡ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /pˈaʊdɐ/ /kˈɛɡ

أمريكي

SIT-ing on uh POW-der keg

بريطاني

SIT-ing on a POW-duh keg

After the argument, it felt like everyone was sitting on a powder keg.

The political situation is like sitting on a powder keg right now.

Living in such an unsafe neighborhood can feel like sitting on a powder keg.

We're sitting on a powder keg at work; one more mistake and everything could blow up.