How to Pronounce "not know your own strength"
expression
NAHT NOH yor/yur OHN STRENGK-th/STRENGTH
not-NOH yaw OHN strength
Definition
Used to say that someone does something stronger or harder than they intended because they don't realize how strong they are.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɑt/ /ˈnoʊ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈstɹɛŋkθ/, /ˈstɹɛŋθ
British English
nˈɒt/ /nˈəʊ/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /stɹˈɛŋθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAHT NOH yor/yur OHN STRENGK-th/STRENGTH
UK
not-NOH yaw OHN strength
Listen in Context
He broke the door handle because he did not know his own strength.
Sometimes children don't know their own strength and break their toys.
You do not know your own strength when you carry those heavy bags so easily.
She hugged me so tightly that I almost couldn't breathe—she really doesn't know her own strength!