Cómo Pronunciar "circular firing squad"

expression

SUR-kyuh-lur FY-ur-ing SKWAHD

SUR-kyuh-luh FY-uh-ring SKWOD

Definición

A situation where a group harms itself by attacking its own members instead of working together, often used to describe pointless internal conflict that weakens the whole group.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈsɝkjəɫɝ/ /ˈfaɪɝɹɪŋ/, /ˈfaɪɹɪŋ/ /ˈskwɑd

Inglés Británico

sˈɜːkjʊlɐ/ /fˈaɪəɹɪŋ/ /skwˈɒd

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

SUR-kyuh-lur FY-ur-ing SKWAHD

SUR-kyuh-luh FY-uh-ring SKWOD

Escucha en Contexto

The committee became a circular firing squad when members started blaming each other.

The team was supposed to unite, but instead they formed a circular firing squad.

Fighting among members turned the project into a circular firing squad.

Online debates these days are just a circular firing squad—everyone attacks their own side.