كيف تنطق "sit on its hands"
expression
SIT on its HANDZ
SIT on its HANDZ
التعريف
To deliberately do nothing and avoid taking action, especially when action is expected or needed.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈsɪt/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
sˈɪt/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈɪts/ /hˈændz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SIT on its HANDZ
بريطاني
SIT on its HANDZ
استمع في السياق
The company sat on its hands while the problem got worse.
If we sit on our hands, nothing will change.
Don't sit on your hands when you see someone needs help.
People accused the council of sitting on its hands during the crisis.