كيف تنطق "under your thumb"
expression
ˈəndɝ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəm
UN-der yor THUHM
ˈʌndɐ/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌm
UN-duh yaw THUHM
التعريف
If someone is under your thumb, you control them completely and they do what you want.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈəndɝ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəm
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ˈʌndɐ/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌm
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
UN-der yor THUHM
بريطاني
UN-duh yaw THUHM
استمع في السياق
His boss keeps him under her thumb.
She feels like she is always under her mother's thumb.
They are not under anyone's thumb now.
He's totally under her thumb—he never makes a decision without her.