كيف تنطق "open the floodgates"
expression
OH-puhn thuh FLUHD-gayts
OH-puhn thuh FLUD-gayts
التعريف
To do something that suddenly allows a large amount of something to happen, often used for feelings, actions, or events that were previously held back.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈoʊpən/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɫədˌɡeɪts
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ˈəʊpən/ /ðə, ði/ /flˈʌdɡeɪts
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
OH-puhn thuh FLUHD-gayts
بريطاني
OH-puhn thuh FLUD-gayts
استمع في السياق
Social media opened the floodgates to information sharing.
If we lower the price, it might open the floodgates to complaints.
Her speech opened the floodgates of emotion in the audience.
Once we started giving refunds, it really opened the floodgates.