كيف تنطق "up the river"

expression

ˈəp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɪvɝ

UHP-thuh-RIV-er

ˈʌp/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈɹɪvə

UP-thuh-RIV-uh

التعريف

This expression means to send someone to prison or jail. It can also mean that someone has been betrayed or abandoned, especially in a legal context.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈəp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɪvɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈʌp/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈɹɪvə

أمريكي

UHP-thuh-RIV-er

بريطاني

UP-thuh-RIV-uh

He was sent up the river for robbery.

They caught her stealing and she went up the river.

If you break the law, you might end up the river.

His partner betrayed him and sent him up the river.