كيف تنطق "look good on paper"

expression

LUK GOOD on PAY-per

luk-GOOD on PAY-puh

التعريف

If something 'looks good on paper,' it seems like a good idea when planned or described, but may not actually work well in reality.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫʊk/ /ˈɡʊd/, /ɡɪd/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈpeɪpɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈʊk/ /ɡˈʊd/ /ˈɒn/ /pˈeɪpɐ

أمريكي

LUK GOOD on PAY-per

بريطاني

luk-GOOD on PAY-puh

The new schedule looks good on paper, but it might be hard to follow every day.

This plan looks good on paper, but we need to test it first.

The idea looked good on paper, but it failed in practice.

He looked good on paper, but the interview showed he wasn't right for the job.