Cómo Pronunciar "stick the knife in"
expression
STIK thuh NYFE in
st-IK thuh NYFE in
Definición
To make a bad situation worse for someone, especially by saying or doing something unkind when they are already upset or defeated.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈstɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈnaɪf/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn
Inglés Británico
stˈɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /nˈaɪf/ /ˈɪn
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
STIK thuh NYFE in
UK
st-IK thuh NYFE in
Escucha en Contexto
Stop sticking the knife in—he already feels bad about losing.
When she laughed at his mistake, she really stuck the knife in.
There’s no need to stick the knife in after he apologized.
I felt bad enough, but then my brother really stuck the knife in by telling everyone about my mistake.