كيف تنطق "play both sides against the middle"

expression

US

PLAY BOTH SYDZ uh-GAYNST thuh MID-uhl

UK

play BOHTH SYDZ uh-GENST thuh MID-uhl

التعريف

To try to gain an advantage by secretly supporting or cooperating with opposing sides in a conflict, using information or relationships from both sides to benefit oneself.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈboʊθ/ /ˈsaɪdz/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmɪdəɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

plˈeɪ/ /bˈəʊθ/ /sˈaɪdz/ /ɐɡˈɛnst/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈɪdəl

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

PLAY BOTH SYDZ uh-GAYNST thuh MID-uhl

بريطاني

play BOHTH SYDZ uh-GENST thuh MID-uhl

استمع في السياق

He tried to play both sides against the middle during the negotiations.

If you play both sides against the middle, you might end up with no friends.

Some politicians play both sides against the middle to get more power.

She always tries to play both sides against the middle at work, so no one really trusts her.