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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.