How to Pronounce "license to do"
expression
LY-sens tuh DOO
LY-sens too DOO
Definition
'License to do' means official permission or authorization to do a specific thing, usually granted by an authority or law. It can also be used figuratively to mean someone feels free or justified to do something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪsəns/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdu
British English
lˈaɪsəns/ /tˈuː/ /dʉː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LY-sens tuh DOO
UK
LY-sens too DOO
Listen in Context
He has a license to drive in this state.
Doctors need a license to practice medicine.
You don’t have a license to enter this building.
Being late is not a license to ignore the rules.