Como Pronunciar "dead in the water"

expression

DED in thuh WAW-ter

DED in thuh WAW-tuh

Definição

If something is 'dead in the water,' it has stopped progressing and has no chance of success. It originally referred to a boat unable to move, but now is used for projects, plans, or ideas that aren’t going anywhere.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈdɛd/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔtɝ

Inglês Britânico

dˈɛd/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːtɐ

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

DED in thuh WAW-ter

DED in thuh WAW-tuh

Ouça em Contexto

The project is dead in the water after losing funding.

Once the company stopped supporting it, the software was dead in the water.

His idea was dead in the water before it even started.

After that scandal, their campaign is pretty much dead in the water.