Cómo Pronunciar "thumb on the scale"

expression

THUHM on thuh SKAYL

THUM on the SKAYL

Definición

To secretly do something that unfairly changes the result, especially to give an advantage to one side; literally, it refers to pressing a thumb on a scale to make something weigh more.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈθəm/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈskeɪɫ

Inglés Británico

θˈʌm/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /skˈeɪl

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

THUHM on thuh SKAYL

THUM on the SKAYL

Escucha en Contexto

The judge was accused of putting his thumb on the scale during the trial.

It’s unfair to put your thumb on the scale in a competition.

The company put its thumb on the scale to win the contract.

Are you sure no one put a thumb on the scale in this decision?