Polyglot Dictionary

on the rocks

/ɑːn ðə rɑːks/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. en crisis

    • Their marriage is on the rocks.

      Su matrimonio está en crisis.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

crisis

on the rocks is an idiom specifically for a relationship or marriage in trouble (or, separately, a drink served over ice); crisis is a general word for a critical situation.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa on the rocks?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Their marriage is on the ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a on the rocks?

noun

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