كيف تنطق "circular file"

expression

ˈsɝkjəɫɝ/ /ˈfaɪɫ

SUR-kyuh-ler FYL

sˈɜːkjʊlɐ/ /faɪl

SUR-kyuh-luh FYL

التعريف

A humorous or sarcastic way to refer to a trash can, especially the one used for throwing away unimportant documents in an office.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsɝkjəɫɝ/ /ˈfaɪɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈɜːkjʊlɐ/ /faɪl

أمريكي

SUR-kyuh-ler FYL

بريطاني

SUR-kyuh-luh FYL

He threw the report in the circular file.

Please put these old drafts in the circular file.

That memo belongs in the circular file.

"Where did you put my notes?" "Oh, I thought they were trash, so they're in the circular file."