كيف تنطق "have your head above water"

expression

HAV yur HED uh-BUV WAW-ter

hav yaw HED uh-BUV WAW-tuh

التعريف

To just manage to survive, especially financially or in a difficult situation, without being overwhelmed.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhæv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhɛd/ /əˈbəv/ /ˈwɔtɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hav/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈɛd/ /əbˈʌv/ /wˈɔːtɐ

أمريكي

HAV yur HED uh-BUV WAW-ter

بريطاني

hav yaw HED uh-BUV WAW-tuh

It's hard to have your head above water when you lose your job.

We work overtime just to have our head above water every month.

After paying all my bills, I barely have my head above water.

Right now, we're just trying to have our head above water until things get better.