كيف تنطق "paper over the cracks"

expression

PAY-per OH-ver thuh (or thee) KRACKS

PAY-puh OH-vuh thuh (or thee) KRACKS

التعريف

To hide or cover up problems instead of solving them, often only making things look better for a short time.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpeɪpɝ/ /ˈoʊvɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɹæks

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈeɪpɐ/ /ˈəʊvɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /kɹˈæks

أمريكي

PAY-per OH-ver thuh (or thee) KRACKS

بريطاني

PAY-puh OH-vuh thuh (or thee) KRACKS

They tried to paper over the cracks in their marriage.

We can’t just paper over the cracks and ignore the problem.

The company papered over the cracks with a new logo.

Bringing snacks to the meeting just papers over the cracks—we need real solutions.