كيف تنطق "perish the thought"

expression

ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈθɔt

PAIR-ish thuh THAWT

pˈɛɹɪʃ/ /ðə, ði/ /θˈɔːt

PEH-rish thuh THAWT

التعريف

This expression is used to strongly reject or refuse even the idea of something bad happening. It means you hope something will never happen.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈθɔt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈɛɹɪʃ/ /ðə, ði/ /θˈɔːt

أمريكي

PAIR-ish thuh THAWT

بريطاني

PEH-rish thuh THAWT

What if it rains on the wedding day? Perish the thought!

He could fail the exam—perish the thought!

Would you ever quit your job? Perish the thought.

Losing my keys again? Perish the thought! I can't afford that chaos twice.