Cómo Pronunciar "shoot the messenger"
expression
SHOOT thuh MES-sen-jer
SHOOT thuh MES-in-juh
Definición
To blame or punish the person who brings bad news, instead of addressing the real problem.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmɛsəndʒɝ/, /ˈmɛsɪndʒɝ
Inglés Británico
ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈɛsɪndʒɐ
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
SHOOT thuh MES-sen-jer
UK
SHOOT thuh MES-in-juh
Escucha en Contexto
Please don’t shoot the messenger—I’m just telling you what the boss said.
Every time there’s bad news, he tries to shoot the messenger.
Don’t shoot the messenger if you don’t like what you hear.
I’m only the messenger, so don’t shoot the messenger!