كيف تنطق "hold your feet to the fire"

expression

HOHLD yur FEET tuh THUH FY-er

HOHLD yawr FEET too THUH FY-uh

التعريف

To pressure someone to take action or be accountable, especially by insisting they do what they promised or are responsible for.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhoʊɫd/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈfit/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈəʊld/ /jˈɔː/ /fˈiːt/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈaɪə

أمريكي

HOHLD yur FEET tuh THUH FY-er

بريطاني

HOHLD yawr FEET too THUH FY-uh

The manager will hold your feet to the fire if the report isn’t ready on time.

Parents sometimes hold their children’s feet to the fire about homework.

The teacher held the students’ feet to the fire after poor test results.

Don’t worry, I’ll hold his feet to the fire until he finishes the job.