كيف تنطق "whole cloth"
expression
HOHL klawth
HOHL kloth
التعريف
An expression meaning something is completely invented or made up, with no basis in fact. Traditionally, it refers to a lie or story created out of nothing.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈhoʊɫ/ /ˈkɫɔθ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
hˈəʊl/ /klˈɒθ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
HOHL klawth
بريطاني
HOHL kloth
استمع في السياق
The story was made out of whole cloth.
He invented the rumor out of whole cloth.
That excuse is whole cloth.
Your explanation sounds like it's made of whole cloth to me.