كيف تنطق "the dog ate my homework"

expression

thuh DOG AYT MY HOHM-wurk

التعريف

A humorous excuse students use to explain why they did not do their homework, suggesting a pet destroyed it. It is often used to mean any unlikely or silly excuse for failing to do something.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɔɡ/ /ˈeɪt/ /ˈmaɪ/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ðə, ði/ /dˈɒɡ/ /eɪt/ /mˈaɪ/ /hˈəʊmwɜːk

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

thuh DOG AYT MY HOHM-wurk

بريطاني

thuh DOG AYT MY HOHM-wurk

استمع في السياق

I forgot to do my math, so I told the teacher 'the dog ate my homework.'

When I didn't turn in the paper, I joked, 'the dog ate my homework.'

He used 'the dog ate my homework' as an excuse again.

I can't believe you're pulling the old 'the dog ate my homework' trick!