كيف تنطق "lick your wounds"

expression

LIK yor WOONDZ or LIK yoor WOONDZ

LIK yaw WOONDZ

التعريف

To spend time recovering after a disappointment, defeat, or failure, often in private. The phrase comes from how animals clean their wounds to heal.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈwundz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /wˈuːndz

أمريكي

LIK yor WOONDZ or LIK yoor WOONDZ

بريطاني

LIK yaw WOONDZ

After the game, the team needed time to lick their wounds.

She went home to lick her wounds after failing the exam.

Sometimes you just need to lick your wounds and try again.

He lost the promotion, so he's taking some time to lick his wounds before looking for new opportunities.