كيف تنطق "keep body and soul together"
expression
KEEP BAH-dee and SOHL tuh-GEH-dher
KEEP BOD-ee and SOHL tuh-GEH-thuh
التعريف
To barely survive, managing to have just enough food, money, or resources to stay alive.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈkip/ /ˈbɑdi/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈsoʊɫ/ /təˈɡɛðɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
kˈiːp/ /bˈɒdi/ /ˈænd/ /sˈəʊl/ /təɡˈɛðɐ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
KEEP BAH-dee and SOHL tuh-GEH-dher
بريطاني
KEEP BOD-ee and SOHL tuh-GEH-thuh
استمع في السياق
He works two jobs just to keep body and soul together.
During the war, people struggled to keep body and soul together.
Some families can hardly keep body and soul together.
I lived on instant noodles for months just to keep body and soul together.