كيف تنطق "the powers that be"

expression

thuh POW-erz that bee

thuh POW-uhz that bee

التعريف

A phrase referring to people or organizations who have control or authority over a situation, such as leaders, bosses, or officials.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpaʊɝz/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈbi/, /bi

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ðə, ði/ /pˈaʊəz/ /ðˈæt/ /bˈiː

أمريكي

thuh POW-erz that bee

بريطاني

thuh POW-uhz that bee

The powers that be decided to change the school schedule.

We have to wait for the powers that be to approve this plan.

Only the powers that be can fix this problem.

It looks like the powers that be aren't listening to our suggestions.