كيف تنطق "close on the heels of"

expression

KLOHS (or KLOHZ) on thuh (or thee) HEELZ uhv

KLOHZ on thuh (or thee) HEELZ ov

التعريف

If something happens close on the heels of another thing, it happens soon after or immediately following it.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhiɫz/ /ˈəv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kləʊz/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /hˈiːlz/ /ˈɒv

أمريكي

KLOHS (or KLOHZ) on thuh (or thee) HEELZ uhv

بريطاني

KLOHZ on thuh (or thee) HEELZ ov

The second runner finished close on the heels of the winner.

A string of burglaries happened close on the heels of the bank robbery.

The new law was passed close on the heels of a big scandal.

The heavy rain came close on the heels of the storm.