كيف تنطق "sit on your hands"

expression

SIT-on-yor-HANDZ

SIT-on-yaw-HANDZ

التعريف

To deliberately do nothing, especially when you could help or take action in a situation.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsɪt/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈɪt/ /ˈɒn/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈændz

أمريكي

SIT-on-yor-HANDZ

بريطاني

SIT-on-yaw-HANDZ

When the children were fighting, the teacher sat on her hands.

Don’t sit on your hands if you see someone in trouble.

The government can’t sit on its hands while prices rise.

I won’t just sit on my hands if I know I can make a difference.