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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.