Cómo Pronunciar "swing and a miss"

expression

SWING-uhn-duh-MISS

swing-uhn-ae-MISS

Definición

Originally from baseball, this expression means trying to do something and failing. It is often used when someone makes an effort but does not succeed.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈswɪŋ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmɪs

Inglés Británico

swˈɪŋ/ /ˈænd/ /æɪ/ /mˈɪs

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

SWING-uhn-duh-MISS

swing-uhn-ae-MISS

Escucha en Contexto

It was a swing and a miss on his first try at baking a cake.

Her joke was a swing and a miss; no one laughed.

I tried to fix the TV, but it was a swing and a miss.

Their marketing campaign was a total swing and a miss—it didn’t attract any new customers.