"until one is blue in the face" 怎么发音
expression
uhn-TIL wun iz BLOO in thuh FAYS
uhn-TIL WON iz BLOO in thuh FAYS
释义
To do or say something repeatedly for a long time, usually to try to convince someone, but without getting any results.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ənˈtɪɫ/ /ˈwən/ /ˈɪz/, /ɪz/ /ˈbɫu/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfeɪs
英式英语
ʌntˈɪl/ /wˈɒn/ /ˈɪz/ /blˈuː/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈeɪs
简化发音
美式
uhn-TIL wun iz BLOO in thuh FAYS
英式
uhn-TIL WON iz BLOO in thuh FAYS
语境中听
You can explain it until one is blue in the face, but he won't listen.
She argued until one is blue in the face, but nothing changed.
You can ask until one is blue in the face, but the answer will still be no.
We talked about recycling until one is blue in the face, but no one started doing it.