"shoot the works" 怎么发音
expression
SHOOT-thuh-WURKS
SHOOT-thuh-WURKS
释义
To risk everything or spend all your resources on one action, often to try to win big or achieve something important.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈʃut/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɝks
英式英语
ʃˈuːt/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɜːks
简化发音
美式
SHOOT-thuh-WURKS
英式
SHOOT-thuh-WURKS
语境中听
He decided to shoot the works and invest all his savings in the new business.
Let's shoot the works and plan the biggest party ever!
If you want to win big, sometimes you have to shoot the works.
"We could play it safe, or we could shoot the works and try to land that huge contract," said the manager.