How to Pronounce "bring a knife to a gunfight"
expression
BRING uh NYFE tuh GUN-fyte
bring uh NYFE tuh GUN-fyte
Definition
To go into a situation seriously underprepared or outmatched, usually in competition or conflict.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɹɪŋ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈnaɪf/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɡənˌfaɪt
British English
bɹˈɪŋ/ /æɪ/ /nˈaɪf/ /tˈuː/ /æɪ/ /ɡˈʌnfaɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BRING uh NYFE tuh GUN-fyte
UK
bring uh NYFE tuh GUN-fyte
Listen in Context
If you try to debate him without preparation, you'll bring a knife to a gunfight.
Competing with no experience is like trying to bring a knife to a gunfight.
When he arrived without notes, he was bringing a knife to a gunfight.
Trying to beat them with that old software is totally bringing a knife to a gunfight.