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كيف تنطق "sit idly by"

expression

SIT EYED-lee BYE
sit EYED-lee BYE

التعريف

To watch something happen without taking any action to prevent it, especially when you could help or stop it.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsɪt/ /ˈaɪdɫi/ /ˈbaɪ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈɪt/ /ˈaɪdli/ /bˈaɪ

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

SIT EYED-lee BYE

بريطاني

sit EYED-lee BYE

استمع في السياق

We cannot sit idly by and watch them suffer.

You shouldn't sit idly by when someone needs help.

The teacher refused to sit idly by during the bullying.

How can you just sit idly by while all this is happening?