كيف تنطق "pay your dues"
expression
PAY-yer-DOOZ or PAY-yer-DYOOS
PAY-yaw-DYOOS
التعريف
To work hard and gain experience, often by doing difficult or unpleasant tasks, before achieving success or respect. It means you have earned your position by putting in the necessary effort.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈpeɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈduz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
pˈeɪ/ /jˈɔː/ /djˈuːz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
PAY-yer-DOOZ or PAY-yer-DYOOS
بريطاني
PAY-yaw-DYOOS
استمع في السياق
You have to pay your dues before you become a manager.
New employees must pay their dues and learn the basics.
Before you get the good jobs, you need to pay your dues.
I spent years making coffee at the front desk—I definitely paid my dues.