Como Pronunciar "by a whisker"
expression
BY-uh WHIS-ker
BY-uh WHIS-kuh
Definição
Used to say that something happened or was achieved by a very small margin, almost not happening.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈbaɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhwɪskɝ/, /ˈwɪskɝ
Inglês Britânico
bˈaɪ/ /æɪ/ /wˈɪskɐ
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
BY-uh WHIS-ker
UK
BY-uh WHIS-kuh
Ouça em Contexto
He won the race by a whisker.
The team avoided losing by a whisker.
She caught the bus by a whisker.
We managed to finish the project deadline by a whisker.