كيف تنطق "like a house afire"

expression

LYKE uh HOWS uh-FYRE

LYKE uh HOWS uh-FY-uh

التعريف

If two people get on or work together 'like a house afire', they become good friends or work well together very quickly and with great enthusiasm.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhaʊs/ /əˈfaɪɹ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈaɪk/ /æɪ/ /hʌʊs/ /ɐfˈaɪə

أمريكي

LYKE uh HOWS uh-FYRE

بريطاني

LYKE uh HOWS uh-FY-uh

They became friends like a house afire on their first day at school.

The new coworkers got along like a house afire right away.

The kids played together like a house afire all afternoon.

Those two talk like a house afire—it’s like they’ve known each other forever.