كيف تنطق "break your neck"

expression

ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnɛk

BRAYK-yor-NEK, BRAYK-yur-NEK

bɹˈeɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈɛk

brayk-YAW-nek

التعريف

To literally injure or break your neck, or, more commonly, to try extremely hard to achieve something or do a task.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnɛk

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bɹˈeɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈɛk

أمريكي

BRAYK-yor-NEK, BRAYK-yur-NEK

بريطاني

brayk-YAW-nek

You shouldn’t have to break your neck just to get a little recognition.

She almost broke her neck rushing to catch the bus this morning.

Be careful or you'll break your neck climbing that tree.

He worked late every night and really broke his neck to get the project done.