كيف تنطق "oil and water"
expression
OY-uhl and WAW-ter
OY-l and WAW-tuh
التعريف
Used to describe two things or people that do not mix well together, either physically (literally) or because they are very different and cannot get along (figuratively).
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɔɪɫ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈwɔtɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ˈɔɪl/ /ˈænd/ /wˈɔːtɐ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
OY-uhl and WAW-ter
بريطاني
OY-l and WAW-tuh
استمع في السياق
Oil and water do not mix in a glass.
My brother and I are like oil and water.
Their ideas mix like oil and water.
You can't put those two on the same project—they're oil and water.