How to Pronounce "fly too close to the sun"
expression
FLY too KLOHS too thuh SUN
fly too KLOHZ too thuh SUN
Definition
To take a risk or act ambitiously in a way that is likely to lead to failure or trouble, based on the myth of Icarus who flew too close to the sun with wings made of wax.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɫaɪ/ /ˈtu/ /ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsən
British English
flˈaɪ/ /tˈuː/ /kləʊz/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /sˈʌn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FLY too KLOHS too thuh SUN
UK
fly too KLOHZ too thuh SUN
Listen in Context
If you fly too close to the sun, you might lose everything.
He flew too close to the sun with his risky investments.
Don’t fly too close to the sun or you'll get hurt.
She had great ideas, but she flew too close to the sun and her project collapsed.