كيف تنطق "soften the blow"

expression

SAWF-en thuh BLOH

SOF-en thuh BLOH

التعريف

To make something difficult, bad, or unpleasant seem less severe or easier to accept.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsɑfən/, /ˈsɔfən/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɫoʊ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈɒfən/ /ðə, ði/ /blˈəʊ

أمريكي

SAWF-en thuh BLOH

بريطاني

SOF-en thuh BLOH

He tried to soften the blow by giving her the news gently.

A small gift can soften the blow of bad news.

Her kind words helped to soften the blow.

I didn’t want to tell him about the layoffs, so I tried to soften the blow first.