كيف تنطق "a few cards short of a deck"

expression

uh FYOO KARDZ SHORT uv uh DEK

uh FYOO KAAZ SHAWT ov uh DEK

التعريف

This is an informal and sometimes humorous way to say that someone is not very smart, sensible, or is acting strangely, as if they're missing something mentally.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfju/ /ˈkɑɹdz/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɛk

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /fjˈuː/ /kˈɑːdz/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /dˈɛk

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

uh FYOO KARDZ SHORT uv uh DEK

بريطاني

uh FYOO KAAZ SHAWT ov uh DEK

استمع في السياق

Some people think he's a few cards short of a deck.

If you ask me, that idea is a few cards short of a deck.

My neighbor is a few cards short of a deck sometimes.

You have to admit, he's a few cards short of a deck for trying that.