Como Pronunciar "good enough for government work"

expression

GOOD (or GID) i-NUHF for (or FER) GUHV-er-muhnt (or GUHV-ern-muhnt) WERK

good in-UHF for GUHV-uhn-muhnt WERK

Definição

Said about work that is only just acceptable or barely meets minimal standards, often used humorously or sarcastically to suggest something is not done very well.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈɡʊd/, /ɡɪd/ /iˈnəf/, /ɪˈnəf/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɡəvɝmənt/, /ˈɡəvɝnmənt/ /ˈwɝk

Inglês Britânico

ɡˈʊd/ /ɪnˈʌf/ /fˈɔː/ /ɡˈʌvənmənt/ /wˈɜːk

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

GOOD (or GID) i-NUHF for (or FER) GUHV-er-muhnt (or GUHV-ern-muhnt) WERK

good in-UHF for GUHV-uhn-muhnt WERK

Ouça em Contexto

It's not perfect, but it's good enough for government work.

Just make it good enough for government work and hand it in.

My painting is not great, but it's good enough for government work.

We've done what we can—it's good enough for government work, right?