كيف تنطق "wait for the other shoe to drop"

expression

WAYT fer thuh UTH-er SHOO tuh DROP

WAYT faw thuh UTH-uh SHOO too DROP

التعريف

To expect that something bad or unpleasant will happen soon, usually because something negative has already started.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈweɪt/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈʃu/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdɹɑp/, /ˈdɹɔp

الإنجليزية البريطانية

wˈeɪt/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /ʃˈuː/ /tˈuː/ /dɹˈɒp

أمريكي

WAYT fer thuh UTH-er SHOO tuh DROP

بريطاني

WAYT faw thuh UTH-uh SHOO too DROP

After hearing about the budget cuts, we all waited for the other shoe to drop.

He apologized, but I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Everyone was nervous, just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

After that first mistake, I just kept waiting for the other shoe to drop all day.