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كيف تنطق "on the sly"

expression

AHN-thuh-SLY
ON-thuh-SLY

التعريف

If you do something "on the sly," you do it secretly, often because you do not want to be caught or others to know.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsɫaɪ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /slˈaɪ

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

AHN-thuh-SLY

بريطاني

ON-thuh-SLY

استمع في السياق

He ate the last piece of cake on the sly.

The kids watched a scary movie on the sly.

She sent a message on the sly.

They've been meeting on the sly every weekend.