Dictionary entry

Underbelly

Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəbɛli/

Pronunciation

/ˈʌndəbɛli/

Myanmar Meaning

တိရိစ္ဆာန်၊ ယာဉ်၏ ဝမ်းဗိုက်မျက်နှာပြင် ( တိုက်ခိုက်ရန် အကောင်းဆုံးနေရာ )။

Definition

underbelly / 'ʌndǝbeli / n [sing] ၁။ ေပ်ာ့ကြက္။ အားနည္းခ်က္။ The trade deficit remains the soft underbelly of the US economy. ၂။ (လူ႕) တိရစၧာန္မ်ား။ murderers, rapists and the rest of humanity's dark underbelly.

Examples

  1. ‘The most common color is dark brown - slightly brighter on the underbelly than the dorsal surface.’
  2. ‘The birds are also known as ‘ghost’ owls for the white face and underbelly feathers that are visible as they fly overhead.’
  3. ‘Anyway
  4. the North American variety are in the genus Macrobdella
  5. very pretty leeches
  6. sort of an olive colour with a red underbelly and red polka dots going down the back.’
  7. ‘The feathers on its underbelly lightly brushed the lily pads on the surface.’
  8. ‘Color is variable and can range from jet black dorsally with a lighter underbelly to a uniform light gray.’
  9. ‘Their feet have very big
  10. sharp claws they use to ‘rip’ the underbellies of larger animals.’
  11. ‘Her lithe body whipped around
  12. talons slicing throats and underbellies as she attacked relentlessly.’
  13. ‘His friend's skin had mottled with rage and his lips were white like the underbelly of a fish.’
  14. ‘Her body was so perfectly counter-shaded in the soft starlight that even the pure white of her underbelly merged into the picture.’
  15. ‘Ruffs and britches disappeared long ago
  16. and there isn't much to distinguish a Balinese from a Siamese today except a wispy fringe on the underbelly and a meek plume of a tail.’
  17. ‘It claims the party's policy underbelly is economic risk
  18. cuts to public services and charges for hospital operations.’
  19. ‘Back in harness after spells together at Newcastle and with England
  20. the pair aim to inject more steel into a side that is beginning to earn the reputation of having a soft underbelly.’
  21. ‘Methinks they've shown their soft underbelly.’
  22. ‘By hijacking the legitimate connection to a traditional wired computer network
  23. hackers might be able to exploit the soft underbelly of corporate networks and launch even more invasive attacks.’
  24. ‘Was Georgia a wholesome
  25. egalitarian Utopia or an expedient way to harden the soft underbelly of the Southern colonies?’
  26. ‘And these people shrewdly
  27. you know
  28. found what would be in temporal terms the soft underbelly of the American media.’
  29. ‘No one thought their forwards would prove to be their soft underbelly.’
  30. ‘He can't win
  31. his weak-as-water hesitations and obvious discomfort over the whole affair has exposed his soft underbelly to the electorate and they will probably tear at him like sharks for it.’
  32. ‘The stock market plunge has slashed at the soft underbelly of the giant insurance companies and pension funds.’
  33. ‘Her questions were quick as a flash
  34. like a salesman's flow chart
  35. until she got the punters vulnerable underbelly.’