How Do You Spell GAT THE BEAM?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈat ðə bˈiːm] (IPA)

The phrase "gat the beam" is a colloquialism that means "got the beam," referring to someone who has successfully lifted a heavy beam. The spelling of "gat" represents the past tense of the verb "get," which is pronounced [ɡɛt]. The pronunciation of "the" is [ðə] due to the following consonant sound. "Beam" is pronounced [bim], indicating a short vowel sound that is cut off by the following voiced consonant sound. Overall, the IPA phonetic transcription for "gat the beam" is [ɡæt ðə bim].