كيف تنطق "light a fire under"

expression

ˈɫaɪt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ/ /ˈəndɝ

LYTE-uh-FY-er-UHN-der

lˈaɪt/ /æɪ/ /fˈaɪə/ /ˈʌndɐ

LYTE-uh-FY-uh-UN-duh

التعريف

To strongly motivate someone to take action or work harder, often by urging, encouraging, or putting pressure on them.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫaɪt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ/ /ˈəndɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈaɪt/ /æɪ/ /fˈaɪə/ /ˈʌndɐ

أمريكي

LYTE-uh-FY-er-UHN-der

بريطاني

LYTE-uh-FY-uh-UN-duh

Our coach tried to light a fire under us before the game.

The boss wants to light a fire under the team to finish the project on time.

Sometimes you need to light a fire under yourself to get started.

Her teacher really lit a fire under her, and now she's studying hard every night.