كيف تنطق "asleep at the switch"

expression

uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH

التعريف

If someone is "asleep at the switch," they are not paying attention or failing to do their job when they should be alert.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

əˈsɫip/ /ˈæt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈswɪtʃ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɐslˈiːp/ /ˈæt/ /ðə, ði/ /swˈɪtʃ

أمريكي

uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH

بريطاني

uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH

The guard was asleep at the switch when the alarm went off.

He missed the deadline because he was asleep at the switch.

You can't afford to be asleep at the switch during an exam.

The company lost a big client because someone was asleep at the switch.