How to Pronounce "rotten to the core"
expression
RAH-tuhn tuh THUH kor
ROT-uhn too THUH kaw
Definition
Describes someone or something as completely bad, dishonest, or corrupt at every level, with no goodness left inside.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹɑtən/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɔɹ
British English
ɹˈɒtən/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɔː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RAH-tuhn tuh THUH kor
UK
ROT-uhn too THUH kaw
Listen in Context
Some people say that the company is rotten to the core.
They believe the government is rotten to the core.
The organization was found to be rotten to the core after the investigation.
You can't trust anything they say—this place is rotten to the core.