Cómo Pronunciar "make up out of whole cloth"
expression
MAYK-UP-OWT-uhv-HOHL-KLAWTH
MAYK-UP-OWT-uhv-HOHl-KLOTH
Definición
To invent something completely, especially a story or excuse, without any basis in fact.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈhoʊɫ/ /ˈkɫɔθ
Inglés Británico
mˈeɪk/ /ˈʌp/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /hˈəʊl/ /klˈɒθ
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
MAYK-UP-OWT-uhv-HOHL-KLAWTH
UK
MAYK-UP-OWT-uhv-HOHl-KLOTH
Escucha en Contexto
He made up the story out of whole cloth to avoid trouble.
The rumor was made up out of whole cloth.
She made up her excuse out of whole cloth.
Don't believe him; he makes things up out of whole cloth all the time.