"go to pot" 怎么发音

expression

US

GOH-tuh-POT

UK

goh-TOO-pot

释义

If something goes to pot, it becomes worse, falls into ruin, or is badly maintained. This phrase is informal and often describes things that used to be good but have declined.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpɑt

英式英语

ɡˈəʊ/ /tˈuː/ /pˈɒt

简化发音

美式

GOH-tuh-POT

英式

goh-TOO-pot

语境中听

If you don't fix the roof, the house will go to pot.

After he retired, the garden started to go to pot.

Their business began to go to pot after the manager left.

Ever since budget cuts, public services have really gone to pot.