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كيف تنطق "not enough room to swing a cat"

expression

NAHT i-NUHF ROOM tuh SWING uh KAT
NOT in-UHF ROOM too SWING uh KAT

التعريف

A humorous way to say that a space is very small or crowded—so small that you wouldn't even be able to swing a cat around. Used to emphasize limited space.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈnɑt/ /iˈnəf/, /ɪˈnəf/ /ˈɹum/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈswɪŋ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkæt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

nˈɒt/ /ɪnˈʌf/ /ɹˈuːm/ /tˈuː/ /swˈɪŋ/ /æɪ/ /kˈæt

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

NAHT i-NUHF ROOM tuh SWING uh KAT

بريطاني

NOT in-UHF ROOM too SWING uh KAT

استمع في السياق

There's not enough room to swing a cat in this elevator.

Their kitchen has not enough room to swing a cat.

This tent has not enough room to swing a cat.

Honestly, my apartment is so tiny—there's not enough room to swing a cat.