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كيف تنطق "nip and tuck"

expression

NIP-and-TUK or NIP-ənd-TUK
nip-and-TUK

التعريف

A situation where two people or groups are competing very closely, with the outcome uncertain until the end.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈnɪp/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈtək

الإنجليزية البريطانية

nˈɪp/ /ˈænd/ /tˈʌk

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

NIP-and-TUK or NIP-ənd-TUK

بريطاني

nip-and-TUK

استمع في السياق

The basketball game was nip and tuck until the very last second.

It was nip and tuck between the two runners in the race.

The election is nip and tuck with both candidates having strong support.

Wow, that tennis set was really nip and tuck—I had no idea who would take it.