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Como Pronunciar "under the carpet"

expression

UN-der thuh KAR-pit
UN-duh THUH KAR-pit

Definição

Used to talk about hiding problems, mistakes, or unpleasant things instead of dealing with them. It means ignoring an issue in hopes that it will go away.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɹpət

Inglês Britânico

ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

UN-der thuh KAR-pit

UK

UN-duh THUH KAR-pit

Ouça em Contexto

We can't just hide our problems under the carpet.

They tried to brush the mistake under the carpet.

Don’t sweep these issues under the carpet.

Management just wants to keep everything under the carpet so no one complains.