"like a house afire" 怎么发音
expression
LYKE uh HOWS uh-FYRE
LYKE uh HOWS uh-FY-uh
释义
If two people get on or work together 'like a house afire', they become good friends or work well together very quickly and with great enthusiasm.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhaʊs/ /əˈfaɪɹ
英式英语
lˈaɪk/ /æɪ/ /hʌʊs/ /ɐfˈaɪə
简化发音
美式
LYKE uh HOWS uh-FYRE
英式
LYKE uh HOWS uh-FY-uh
语境中听
They became friends like a house afire on their first day at school.
The new coworkers got along like a house afire right away.
The kids played together like a house afire all afternoon.
Those two talk like a house afire—it’s like they’ve known each other forever.