كيف تنطق "one has to draw the line somewhere"
expression
التعريف
This expression means that there must be a limit to what is allowed or acceptable, even if it is difficult to decide exactly where. It is often used when explaining that you can't let everything happen without some boundaries.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈwən/ /ˈhæz/, /həz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdɹɔ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɫaɪn/ /ˈsəmˌwɛɹ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
wˈɒn/ /hˈæz/ /tˈuː/ /dɹˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /lˈaɪn/ /sˈʌmweə
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
WUHN haz tuh DRAW thuh LYN SUHM-wair
بريطاني
WON haz too DRAW thuh LYN SUM-wair
استمع في السياق
There are lots of things I can accept, but one has to draw the line somewhere.
He wants to eat only candy for dinner, but one has to draw the line somewhere.
If we let everyone in for free, one has to draw the line somewhere.
I'd love to help, but one has to draw the line somewhere when it comes to giving out loans.