Como Pronunciar "a whipping boy"
expression
uh WHIP-ing boy
uh WIP-ing boy
Definição
A person who is unfairly blamed or punished for the mistakes or problems caused by others.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhwɪpɪŋ/, /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ /ˈbɔɪ
Inglês Britânico
æɪ/ /wˈɪpɪŋ/ /bˈɔɪ
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
uh WHIP-ing boy
UK
uh WIP-ing boy
Ouça em Contexto
He was made a whipping boy for the team's failure.
Sometimes, the youngest sibling is treated as a whipping boy at home.
She didn’t want to be a whipping boy for her boss’s mistakes.
Whenever something goes wrong, Mark ends up as the whipping boy.