"put the cat among the pigeons" 怎么发音
expression
PUT thuh/ thee KAT uh-MUNG thuh/ thee PIJ-enz
put thuh/ thee KAT um-UNG thuh/ thee PIJ-enz
释义
To do or say something that causes a lot of trouble or worry in a group of people.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpʊt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkæt/ /əˈməŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpɪdʒənz
英式英语
pʊt/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈæt/ /ɐmˈʌŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈɪdʒənz
简化发音
美式
PUT thuh/ thee KAT uh-MUNG thuh/ thee PIJ-enz
英式
put thuh/ thee KAT um-UNG thuh/ thee PIJ-enz
语境中听
His comment really put the cat among the pigeons at the meeting.
If you say that, you'll put the cat among the pigeons.
The news about the layoffs put the cat among the pigeons.
He dropped the announcement and really put the cat among the pigeons—everyone started talking at once.