Cómo Pronunciar "asleep at the switch"
expression
uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH
uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH
Definición
If someone is "asleep at the switch," they are not paying attention or failing to do their job when they should be alert.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
əˈsɫip/ /ˈæt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈswɪtʃ
Inglés Británico
ɐslˈiːp/ /ˈæt/ /ðə, ði/ /swˈɪtʃ
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH
UK
uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH
Escucha en Contexto
The guard was asleep at the switch when the alarm went off.
He missed the deadline because he was asleep at the switch.
You can't afford to be asleep at the switch during an exam.
The company lost a big client because someone was asleep at the switch.