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
- ‘The most common color is dark brown - slightly brighter on the underbelly than the dorsal surface.’
- ‘The birds are also known as ‘ghost’ owls for the white face and underbelly feathers that are visible as they fly overhead.’
- ‘Anyway
- the North American variety are in the genus Macrobdella
- very pretty leeches
- sort of an olive colour with a red underbelly and red polka dots going down the back.’
- ‘The feathers on its underbelly lightly brushed the lily pads on the surface.’
- ‘Color is variable and can range from jet black dorsally with a lighter underbelly to a uniform light gray.’
- ‘Their feet have very big
- sharp claws they use to ‘rip’ the underbellies of larger animals.’
- ‘Her lithe body whipped around
- talons slicing throats and underbellies as she attacked relentlessly.’
- ‘His friend's skin had mottled with rage and his lips were white like the underbelly of a fish.’
- ‘Her body was so perfectly counter-shaded in the soft starlight that even the pure white of her underbelly merged into the picture.’
- ‘Ruffs and britches disappeared long ago
- 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.’
- ‘It claims the party's policy underbelly is economic risk
- cuts to public services and charges for hospital operations.’
- ‘Back in harness after spells together at Newcastle and with England
- the pair aim to inject more steel into a side that is beginning to earn the reputation of having a soft underbelly.’
- ‘Methinks they've shown their soft underbelly.’
- ‘By hijacking the legitimate connection to a traditional wired computer network
- hackers might be able to exploit the soft underbelly of corporate networks and launch even more invasive attacks.’
- ‘Was Georgia a wholesome
- egalitarian Utopia or an expedient way to harden the soft underbelly of the Southern colonies?’
- ‘And these people shrewdly
- you know
- found what would be in temporal terms the soft underbelly of the American media.’
- ‘No one thought their forwards would prove to be their soft underbelly.’
- ‘He can't win
- 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.’
- ‘The stock market plunge has slashed at the soft underbelly of the giant insurance companies and pension funds.’
- ‘Her questions were quick as a flash
- like a salesman's flow chart
- until she got the punters vulnerable underbelly.’