كيف تنطق "a tough customer"

expression

US

uh TUHF KUHS-tuh-mur

UK

uh TUHF KUHS-tuh-muh

التعريف

A person who is difficult to deal with, often because they are strict, demanding, or uncooperative. This can refer to a customer in a store, or more generally to anyone who is strong-willed or hard to manage.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtəf/ /ˈkəstəmɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /tˈʌf/ /kˈʌstəmɐ

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

uh TUHF KUHS-tuh-mur

بريطاني

uh TUHF KUHS-tuh-muh

استمع في السياق

He's a tough customer when it comes to negotiations.

My teacher is a tough customer when she grades our exams.

Don't try to trick her—she's a tough customer.

Watch out for Mark in court. He's a tough customer, so don't underestimate him.