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كيف تنطق "the straw that broke the camel's back"

expression

thuh STRAW that BROHK thuh KAM-uhlz BACK
thuh straw THAT BROHK thuh KAM-uhlz BACK

التعريف

This expression means a small final problem or event that, after a series of problems, causes everything to collapse or a person to lose patience.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈstɹɔ/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈbɹoʊk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkæməɫz/ /ˈbæk

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ðə, ði/ /stɹˈɔː/ /ðˈæt/ /bɹˈəʊk/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈkæməlz/ /bˈæk

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

thuh STRAW that BROHK thuh KAM-uhlz BACK

بريطاني

thuh straw THAT BROHK thuh KAM-uhlz BACK

استمع في السياق

Losing my keys this morning was the straw that broke the camel's back after a terrible week.

Her computer crashing was the straw that broke the camel's back and she started crying.

Getting sick was the straw that broke the camel's back after so much stress.

It was already a tough day, but the bad news was the straw that broke the camel's back for me.