Como Pronunciar "rats abandon a sinking ship"

expression

RATS uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

rats uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

Definição

This saying means that when a situation becomes bad or hopeless, people who are only loyal for their own benefit quickly leave or abandon it. It's used to criticize those who escape problems instead of facing them.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈɹæts/ /əˈbændən/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪp

Inglês Britânico

ɹˈæts/ /ɐbˈændən/ /æɪ/ /sˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ʃˈɪp

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

RATS uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

rats uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

Ouça em Contexto

When the company started failing, rats abandon a sinking ship.

Some workers left early, just like rats abandon a sinking ship.

People often say rats abandon a sinking ship when a team is losing.

When news of the scandal broke, top executives quickly resigned—rats abandon a sinking ship, right?