oka meaning in English

you can't put old heads on young shoulders▼[UK: juː kɑːnt ˈpʊt əʊld hedz ɒn jʌŋ ˈʃəʊl.dəz] [US: ˈjuː ˈkænt ˈpʊt oʊld ˈhedz ɑːn ˈjəŋ ˈʃoʊl.dəz]

the merry jest was▼[UK: ðə ˈme.ri dʒest wɒz] [US: ðə ˈme.ri ˈdʒest wəz]

for a long time pre-war▼[UK: fɔː(r) ə ˈlɒŋ ˈtaɪm pre wɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr ə ˈlɔːŋ ˈtaɪm ˈpriː ˈwɔːr]

rise high in public esteem▼[UK: raɪz haɪ ɪn ˈpʌ.blɪk ɪ.ˈstiːm] [US: ˈraɪz ˈhaɪ ɪn ˈpʌ.blɪk ə.ˈstiːm]

rise high in public esteem▼[UK: raɪz haɪ ɪn ˈpʌ.blɪk ɪ.ˈstiːm] [US: ˈraɪz ˈhaɪ ɪn ˈpʌ.blɪk ə.ˈstiːm]

routineer▼[UK: ruːˈtiːnə ] [US: ruˈtinər ]

routinist▼noun
[UK: ruːˈtiːnɪst ] [US: ruˈtinɪst ]

part of the fun▼◼◼◼[UK: pɑːt əv ðə fʌn] [US: ˈpɑːrt əv ðə ˈfən]

part of the fun▼[UK: pɑːt əv ðə fʌn] [US: ˈpɑːrt əv ðə ˈfən]

ladder of success▼[UK: ˈlæ.də(r) əv sək.ˈses] [US: ˈlæ.dər əv sək.ˈses]

the many▼◼◼◼[UK: ðə ˈmen.i] [US: ðə ˈmen.i]

in the usual way▼◼◼◼adverb
[UK: ɪn ðə ˈjuː.ʒʊəl ˈweɪ] [US: ɪn ðə ˈjuː.ʒə.wəl ˈweɪ]

in the ordinary way▼◼◻◻adverb
[UK: ɪn ðə ˈɔː.dɪn.ri ˈweɪ] [US: ɪn ðə ˈɔːr.də.ˌne.ri ˈweɪ]

business as usual▼◼◼◻

through the usual channels▼[UK: θruː ðə ˈjuː.ʒʊəl ˈtʃæn.l̩z] [US: θruː ðə ˈjuː.ʒə.wəl ˈtʃæn.l̩z]

out of the ordinary▼[UK: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈɔː.dɪn.ri] [US: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈɔːr.də.ˌne.ri]

your old doctor-body is no use▼[UK: jɔː(r) əʊld ˈdɒk.tə(r) ˈbɒ.di ɪz nəʊ ˈjuːs] [US: ˈjɔːr oʊld ˈdɑːk.tər ˈbɑː.di ˈɪz ˈnoʊ ˈjuːs]

cabana [cabanas]▼noun
[UK: kə.ˈbæ.nə] [US: kə.ˈbæ.nə]

catch at shadows▼[UK: kætʃ ət ˈʃæ.dəʊz] [US: ˈkætʃ ət ˈʃædoʊz]

chase after rainbows▼[UK: tʃeɪs ˈɑːf.tə(r) ˈreɪn.bəʊz] [US: ˈtʃeɪs ˈæf.tər ˈreɪnboʊz]

chase rainbows▼[UK: tʃeɪs ˈreɪn.bəʊz] [US: ˈtʃeɪs ˈreɪnboʊz]

cherish a dream▼[UK: ˈtʃe.rɪʃ ə driːm] [US: ˈtʃe.ˌrɪʃ ə ˈdriːm]

run after shadows▼[UK: rʌn ˈɑːf.tə(r) ˈʃæ.dəʊz] [US: ˈrən ˈæf.tər ˈʃædoʊz]

quixotically▼adverb
[UK: kwɪk.ˈsɒ.tɪk.l̩i] [US: kwɪk.ˈsɒ.tɪk.l̩i]

romance▼verb
[UK: rəʊ.ˈmæns] [US: roʊ.ˈmæns]

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

adenocarcinoma [adenocarcinomata]▼◼◼◼noun

tell me the reason, pray▼[UK: tel miː ðə ˈriː.zən preɪ] [US: ˈtel ˈmiː ðə ˈriː.zən ˈpreɪ]

get taxes▼[UK: ˈɡet ˈtæk.sɪz] [US: ˈɡet ˈtæk.səz]

get taxes▼[UK: ˈɡet ˈtæk.sɪz] [US: ˈɡet ˈtæk.səz]

take up a collection▼◼◼◼[UK: teɪk ʌp ə kə.ˈlek.ʃn̩] [US: ˈteɪk ʌp ə kə.ˈlek.ʃn̩]

pass round the cap▼[UK: pɑːs ˈraʊnd ðə kæp] [US: ˈpæs ˈraʊnd ðə ˈkæp]

send round the cap▼[UK: send ˈraʊnd ðə kæp] [US: ˈsend ˈraʊnd ðə ˈkæp]

hippocampus [hippocampi]▼◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˌhɪ.pəˈk.æm.pəs] [US: ˌhɪ.pəˈk.æm.pəs]

there is no accounting for tastes▼[UK: ðeə(r) ɪz nəʊ əˈk.aʊnt.ɪŋ fɔː(r) teɪsts] [US: ˈðer ˈɪz ˈnoʊ əˈk.aʊnt.ɪŋ ˈfɔːr ˈteɪsts]

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]