كيف تنطق "keep your powder dry"
expression
KEEP yor POW-der DRY
KEEP yaw POW-duh DRY
التعريف
To stay alert, prepared, and ready to act when the right moment comes. This expression comes from the time when gunpowder had to be kept dry to be effective.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈkip/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈpaʊdɝ/ /ˈdɹaɪ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
kˈiːp/ /jˈɔː/ /pˈaʊdɐ/ /dɹˈaɪ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
KEEP yor POW-der DRY
بريطاني
KEEP yaw POW-duh DRY
استمع في السياق
It's important to keep your powder dry when waiting for the right opportunity.
If you want to succeed, you should keep your powder dry until the time is right.
The manager advised the team to keep their powder dry before making any decisions.
We can't act just yet—let's keep our powder dry until we get more information.