ondan meaning in English

read the room▼

as the saying goes▼◼◼◼[UK: əz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ɡəʊz] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ɡoʊz]

as one might say▼◼◻◻[UK: əz wʌn maɪt ˈseɪ] [US: ˈæz wʌn ˈmaɪt ˈseɪ]

as we say▼◼◻◻[UK: əz wiː ˈseɪ] [US: ˈæz ˈwiː ˈseɪ]

as the phrase goes▼◼◻◻[UK: əz ðə freɪz ɡəʊz] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈfreɪz ɡoʊz]

as the phrase has it▼[UK: əz ðə freɪz hæz ɪt] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈfreɪz ˈhæz ˈɪt]

as the saying has it▼[UK: əz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ hæz ɪt] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ˈhæz ˈɪt]

as the saying is▼[UK: əz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ɪz] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈseɪ.ɪŋ ˈɪz]

at the phrase goes▼[UK: ət ðə freɪz ɡəʊz] [US: ət ðə ˈfreɪz ɡoʊz]

as we say▼◼◼◼[UK: əz wiː ˈseɪ] [US: ˈæz ˈwiː ˈseɪ]

unchallenged▼adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈtʃæ.ləndʒd] [US: ʌn.ˈtʃæ.ləndʒd]

that's all there is to it▼[UK: ðæts ɔːl ðeə(r) ɪz tuː ɪt] [US: ðæts ɔːl ˈðer ˈɪz ˈtuː ˈɪt]

it is as good as saying▼[UK: ɪt ɪz əz ɡʊd əz ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɪt ˈɪz ˈæz ˈɡʊd ˈæz ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]

he got as far as saying▼[UK: hiː ˈɡɒt əz ˈfɑː(r) əz ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈhiː ˈɡɑːt ˈæz ˈfɑːr ˈæz ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]

do you mean to imply that▼[UK: duː juː miːn tuː ɪm.ˈplaɪ ðæt] [US: ˈduː ˈjuː ˈmiːn ˈtuː ˌɪm.ˈplaɪ ˈðæt]

do you mean to insinuate that▼[UK: duː juː miːn tuː ɪn.ˈsɪ.njʊeɪt ðæt] [US: ˈduː ˈjuː ˈmiːn ˈtuː ˌɪn.ˈsɪ.njueɪt ˈðæt]

one might as well say▼[UK: wʌn maɪt əz wel ˈseɪ] [US: wʌn ˈmaɪt ˈæz ˈwel ˈseɪ]

you must do as you are told▼◼◼◼[UK: juː mʌst duː əz juː ə(r) təʊld] [US: ˈjuː ˈməst ˈduː ˈæz ˈjuː ˈɑːr toʊld]

though I say it who should not▼[UK: ðəʊ ˈaɪ ˈseɪ ɪt huː ʃʊd nɒt] [US: ˈðoʊ ˈaɪ ˈseɪ ˈɪt ˈhuː ˈʃʊd ˈnɑːt]

though I say it who should not▼[UK: ðəʊ ˈaɪ ˈseɪ ɪt huː ʃʊd nɒt] [US: ˈðoʊ ˈaɪ ˈseɪ ˈɪt ˈhuː ˈʃʊd ˈnɑːt]

As you were!▼[UK: əz juː wɜː(r)] [US: ˈæz ˈjuː wər]

you don't mean to say that …▼[UK: juː dəʊnt miːn tuː ˈseɪ ðæt] [US: ˈjuː ˈdoʊnt ˈmiːn ˈtuː ˈseɪ ˈðæt]

Don't tell me!▼[UK: dəʊnt tel miː] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈtel ˈmiː]

you don't mean to say that …▼[UK: juː dəʊnt miːn tuː ˈseɪ ðæt] [US: ˈjuː ˈdoʊnt ˈmiːn ˈtuː ˈseɪ ˈðæt]

stichomyth▼[UK: stˈɪtʃəmˌɪθ] [US: stˈɪtʃəmˌɪθ]

stichomythia▼noun
[UK: stˌɪtʃəmˈɪθiə] [US: stˌɪtʃəmˈɪθiə]

I beg to differ▼◼◼◼[UK: ˈaɪ beɡ tuː ˈdɪ.fə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ ˈbeɡ ˈtuː ˈdɪ.fər]

to tell▼◼◼◼[UK: tuː tel] [US: ˈtuː ˈtel]

Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to …?▼[UK: ɪk.ˈskjuːz miː kʊd juː tel miː ˈhaʊ tuː ˈɡet tuː] [US: ɪk.ˈskjuːs ˈmiː ˈkʊd ˈjuː ˈtel ˈmiː ˈhaʊ ˈtuː ˈɡet ˈtuː]

Excuse me, where's the gents?▼[UK: ɪk.ˈskjuːz miː weəz ðə dʒents] [US: ɪk.ˈskjuːs ˈmiː ˈwerz ðə dʒents]

Excuse me, where's the toilet?▼[UK: ɪk.ˈskjuːz miː weəz ðə ˈtɔɪ.lɪt] [US: ɪk.ˈskjuːs ˈmiː ˈwerz ðə ˌtɔɪ.lət]

Excuse me, where's the ladies?▼[UK: ɪk.ˈskjuːz miː weəz ðə ˈleɪ.dɪz] [US: ɪk.ˈskjuːs ˈmiː ˈwerz ðə ˈleɪ.diz]

that's just what I was about to say▼◼◼◼[UK: ðæts dʒəst ˈwɒt ˈaɪ wɒz ə.ˈbaʊt tuː ˈseɪ] [US: ðæts dʒəst ˈhwʌt ˈaɪ wəz ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtuː ˈseɪ]

Do you see what I mean?▼[UK: duː juː ˈsiː ˈwɒt ˈaɪ miːn] [US: ˈduː ˈjuː ˈsiː ˈhwʌt ˈaɪ ˈmiːn]

that's all there is to it▼[UK: ðæts ɔːl ðeə(r) ɪz tuː ɪt] [US: ðæts ɔːl ˈðer ˈɪz ˈtuː ˈɪt]

these convey nothing to me▼[UK: ðiːz kən.ˈveɪ ˈnʌ.θɪŋ tuː miː] [US: ðiːz kən.ˈveɪ ˈnʌ.θɪŋ ˈtuː ˈmiː]

it isn't said▼[UK: ɪt ˈɪznt ˈsed] [US: ˈɪt ˈɪ.zənt ˈsed]

it costs me to tell you▼[UK: ɪt kɒsts miː tuː tel juː] [US: ˈɪt ˈkɑːsts ˈmiː ˈtuː ˈtel ˈjuː]

memoriter▼[UK: mˈemɔːrˌɪtə] [US: mˈemoːrˌɪɾɚ]

get the sack▼[UK: ˈɡet ðə sæk] [US: ˈɡet ðə ˈsæk]