كيف تنطق "wet your whistle"

expression

WET yer WHISS-uhl

WET yaw WHISS-uhl

التعريف

This is an informal expression meaning to have a drink, usually an alcoholic one, to quench your thirst.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈwɛt/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhwɪsəɫ/, /ˈwɪsəɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

wˈɛt/ /jˈɔː/ /wˈɪsəl

أمريكي

WET yer WHISS-uhl

بريطاني

WET yaw WHISS-uhl

Let's wet your whistle with some lemonade.

After the long walk, we stopped to wet our whistle.

He always likes to wet his whistle at the bar after work.

It's so hot—care to wet your whistle with a cold drink?