كيف تنطق "roll over and play dead"

expression

ROHL-oh-ver and PLAY ded

roh-LOH-ver and play-DED

التعريف

Literally, to lie down and pretend to be dead, like some animals do. Figuratively, it means to give up or stop resisting without a fight.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɹoʊɫ/ /ˈoʊvɝ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈdɛd

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɹˈəʊl/ /ˈəʊvɐ/ /ˈænd/ /plˈeɪ/ /dˈɛd

أمريكي

ROHL-oh-ver and PLAY ded

بريطاني

roh-LOH-ver and play-DED

The dog learned to roll over and play dead on command.

Don't just roll over and play dead when things get tough.

Sometimes, it is safer to roll over and play dead in dangerous situations.

He just rolled over and played dead instead of fighting for his rights.