كيف تنطق "age before beauty"

expression

AYJ bih-FOR BYOO-tee

AYJ bih-FAW BYOO-tee

التعريف

A lighthearted phrase used to let an older person go first, often as a joke when offering to let someone go ahead in a line or through a door.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪdʒ/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈbjuti

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈeɪdʒ/ /bɪfˈɔː/ /bjˈuːti

أمريكي

AYJ bih-FOR BYOO-tee

بريطاني

AYJ bih-FAW BYOO-tee

"Age before beauty!" he said, letting his grandmother go first.

When they reached the door, she smiled and said, "Age before beauty."

He insisted, "Age before beauty," and let the older man board the bus first.

Whenever my dad opens the door for my mom, he jokes, "Age before beauty."