كيف تنطق "a fire under"

expression

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ/ /ˈəndɝ

uh FY-er UN-der

æɪ/ /fˈaɪə/ /ˈʌndɐ

uh FY-uh UN-duh

التعريف

To strongly motivate or pressure someone to take action, often by creating a sense of urgency.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ/ /ˈəndɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /fˈaɪə/ /ˈʌndɐ

أمريكي

uh FY-er UN-der

بريطاني

uh FY-uh UN-duh

The coach tried to light a fire under the team before the game.

My manager really put a fire under me to finish the project on time.

Sometimes you need a fire under you to get things done.

The boss lit a fire under the whole department after sales dropped.