كيف تنطق "a face only a mother could love"

expression

uh FAYS OHN-lee uh MUH-thur kuhd LUHV

uh FAYS OHN-lee uh MUH-thuh kud LUHV

التعريف

An idiom used humorously to say someone is very unattractive, suggesting that only their mother could love their appearance.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfeɪs/ /ˈoʊnɫi/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈməðɝ/ /ˈkʊd/ /ˈɫəv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /fˈeɪs/ /ˈəʊnli/ /æɪ/ /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /kˈʊd/ /lˈʌv

أمريكي

uh FAYS OHN-lee uh MUH-thur kuhd LUHV

بريطاني

uh FAYS OHN-lee uh MUH-thuh kud LUHV

People say he has a face only a mother could love.

They joked that the dog had a face only a mother could love.

His friends laughed and said he had a face only a mother could love.

"Wow, talk about a face only a mother could love!" she said, pointing at the carved pumpkin.