كيف تنطق "matter of life and death"

expression

MAT-er-uhv-LYFE-and-DETTH

MAT-uh-ov-LYFE-and-DETTH

التعريف

A situation or problem that is extremely important, often meaning someone could live or die depending on what happens.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈmætɝ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈɫaɪf/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈdɛθ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

mˈætɐ/ /ˈɒv/ /lˈaɪf/ /ˈænd/ /dˈɛθ

أمريكي

MAT-er-uhv-LYFE-and-DETTH

بريطاني

MAT-uh-ov-LYFE-and-DETTH

This is a matter of life and death—call the ambulance now!

For her, passing the exam felt like a matter of life and death.

Don't worry, it's not a matter of life and death if we're late.

I told him fixing his phone ASAP wasn't a matter of life and death.