كيف تنطق "doesn't know his ass from his elbow"

expression

DUZ-uhnt NOH hiz ASS frum hiz EL-boh

DUZ-uhnt NOH hiz ASS from hiz EL-boh

التعريف

This informal and humorous expression means someone is completely ignorant or clueless, especially about what they're supposed to know or do.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈdəzən/, /ˈdəzənt/ /ˈnoʊ/ /ˈhɪz/, /hɪz/ /ˈæs/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈhɪz/, /hɪz/ /ˈɛɫˌboʊ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈdʌzənt/ /nˈəʊ/ /hˈɪz/ /æs/ /fɹˈɒm/ /hˈɪz/ /ˈɛlbəʊ

أمريكي

DUZ-uhnt NOH hiz ASS frum hiz EL-boh

بريطاني

DUZ-uhnt NOH hiz ASS from hiz EL-boh

He doesn't know his ass from his elbow when it comes to cooking.

My boss doesn't know his ass from his elbow about computers.

She doesn't know her ass from her elbow in math class.

Honestly, he doesn't know his ass from his elbow when fixing cars, so don't ask him for help.