كيف تنطق "kick the can down the road"
expression
KIK thuh KAN down thuh ROHD
KIK thuh KAN down thuh ROHD
التعريف
To delay dealing with a problem or making a decision, hoping to solve it later instead of now.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈkɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkæn/, /kən/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹoʊd
الإنجليزية البريطانية
kˈɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈæn/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈəʊd
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
KIK thuh KAN down thuh ROHD
بريطاني
KIK thuh KAN down thuh ROHD
استمع في السياق
The government decided to kick the can down the road instead of fixing the issue now.
We can't just kick the can down the road every time there's a problem.
If you kick the can down the road now, the problem will just get worse.
Managers can't keep kicking the can down the road; clients want answers now.