كيف تنطق "tar and feather"
expression
TAR and FEH-thur
TAA and FEH-thuh
التعريف
An old form of public punishment where someone is covered with hot tar and then feathers. Now, it's also used figuratively to mean harshly punishing or humiliating someone in public.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈtɑɹ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈfɛðɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
tˈɑː/ /ˈænd/ /fˈɛðɐ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
TAR and FEH-thur
بريطاني
TAA and FEH-thuh
استمع في السياق
In history, people would tar and feather criminals as punishment.
Now people use 'tar and feather' to mean someone is publicly embarrassed.
The angry crowd wanted to tar and feather the politician.
If you forget your friend's birthday again, they'll probably want to tar and feather you.