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كيف تنطق "kill your darlings"

expression

KILL yor DAR-lingz
kil yor DAH-lingz

التعريف

An expression meaning to remove or give up your favorite parts, ideas, or details (often in writing or creative work), even if you love them, for the good of the whole piece.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkɪɫ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈdɑɹɫɪŋz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈɪl/ /jˈɔː/ /dˈɑːlɪŋz

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

KILL yor DAR-lingz

بريطاني

kil yor DAH-lingz

استمع في السياق

Sometimes, you have to kill your darlings to make your story better.

My teacher told me to kill my darlings and remove some funny lines from my essay.

Editors help writers kill their darlings to improve the final draft.

It was tough, but I had to kill my darlings and cut that opening scene.