كيف تنطق "kick a dog when it's down"

expression

KIK-uh-DAWG-wen-its-DOWN

KIK-uh-DOG-wen-its-DOWN

التعريف

To treat someone badly or unfairly when they are already suffering or in trouble, making their situation worse.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɔɡ/ /ˈhwɛn/, /ˈhwɪn/, /ˈwɛn/, /ˈwɪn/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈdaʊn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈɪk/ /æɪ/ /dˈɒɡ/ /wˈɛn/ /ɪts/ /dˈaʊn

أمريكي

KIK-uh-DAWG-wen-its-DOWN

بريطاني

KIK-uh-DOG-wen-its-DOWN

It's cruel to kick a dog when it's down.

Don't kick a dog when it's down; try to help instead.

He lost his job, but his friends didn't kick a dog when it's down.

She made a mistake, but you really don't have to kick a dog when it's down.