كيف تنطق "good enough for government work"
expression
GOOD (or GID) i-NUHF for (or FER) GUHV-er-muhnt (or GUHV-ern-muhnt) WERK
good in-UHF for GUHV-uhn-muhnt WERK
التعريف
Said about work that is only just acceptable or barely meets minimal standards, often used humorously or sarcastically to suggest something is not done very well.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɡʊd/, /ɡɪd/ /iˈnəf/, /ɪˈnəf/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɡəvɝmənt/, /ˈɡəvɝnmənt/ /ˈwɝk
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ɡˈʊd/ /ɪnˈʌf/ /fˈɔː/ /ɡˈʌvənmənt/ /wˈɜːk
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
GOOD (or GID) i-NUHF for (or FER) GUHV-er-muhnt (or GUHV-ern-muhnt) WERK
بريطاني
good in-UHF for GUHV-uhn-muhnt WERK
استمع في السياق
It's not perfect, but it's good enough for government work.
Just make it good enough for government work and hand it in.
My painting is not great, but it's good enough for government work.
We've done what we can—it's good enough for government work, right?