كيف تنطق "lay down the law"

expression

LAY DOWN thuh LAW

التعريف

To tell people very clearly and firmly what the rules are, especially in an authoritative way.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫeɪ/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɫɑ/, /ˈɫɔ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈeɪ/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /lˈɔː

أمريكي

LAY DOWN thuh LAW

بريطاني

LAY DOWN thuh LAW

The teacher had to lay down the law about homework.

My mom always lays down the law at home.

The boss decided to lay down the law about being late.

When things got out of control, she really had to lay down the law.