How to Pronounce "live to tell the tale"
expression
LIV to TEL thuh TAIL
liv tuh TEL thuh TAIL
Definition
To survive a difficult or dangerous experience and then be able to tell others about it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪv/, /ˈɫɪv/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈtɛɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈteɪɫ
British English
lɪv/ /tˈuː/ /tˈɛl/ /ðə, ði/ /tˈeɪl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LIV to TEL thuh TAIL
UK
liv tuh TEL thuh TAIL
Listen in Context
He was in a car accident but lived to tell the tale.
After climbing the mountain, we were cold and tired, but we lived to tell the tale.
She ate the very spicy food and lived to tell the tale.
Our hike was full of surprises, but we all lived to tell the tale.