كيف تنطق "poor as a church mouse"

expression

POOR az uh CHURCH mows

PAW az uh CHURCH mows

التعريف

This expression means someone is extremely poor and has almost no money or possessions.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpuɹ/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtʃɝtʃ/ /ˈmaʊs

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈɔː/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /tʃˈɜːtʃ/ /maʊs

أمريكي

POOR az uh CHURCH mows

بريطاني

PAW az uh CHURCH mows

When I was a student, I was poor as a church mouse.

He has been poor as a church mouse since losing his job.

Their family was poor as a church mouse growing up.

After paying rent, I’m poor as a church mouse until next month.