How to Pronounce "like a bump on a log"
expression
LYKE uh BUMP on uh LOG
LYKE uh BUMP on uh LOG
Definition
To sit or stand without moving, helping, or participating, as if you are just an unmoving object.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbəmp/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɫɔɡ
British English
lˈaɪk/ /æɪ/ /bˈʌmp/ /ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /lˈɒɡ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYKE uh BUMP on uh LOG
UK
LYKE uh BUMP on uh LOG
Listen in Context
He just sat like a bump on a log while everyone else was working.
Don't just stand there like a bump on a log—help me!
She was like a bump on a log at the party, never talking to anyone.
You can't just sit there like a bump on a log when we need your input.