Cómo Pronunciar "open the floodgates"

expression

OH-puhn thuh FLUHD-gayts

OH-puhn thuh FLUD-gayts

Definición

To do something that suddenly allows a large amount of something to happen, often used for feelings, actions, or events that were previously held back.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈoʊpən/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɫədˌɡeɪts

Inglés Británico

ˈəʊpən/ /ðə, ði/ /flˈʌdɡeɪts

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

OH-puhn thuh FLUHD-gayts

OH-puhn thuh FLUD-gayts

Escucha en Contexto

Social media opened the floodgates to information sharing.

If we lower the price, it might open the floodgates to complaints.

Her speech opened the floodgates of emotion in the audience.

Once we started giving refunds, it really opened the floodgates.