まかり通る【まかりとおる】
Frequency rank: 27,000. – 27,198.
- to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
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- to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
This phrase is used to describe a situation where inappropriate behavior or actions are accepted without repercussions or scrutiny. It often implies a sense of injustice regarding what is permissible in a given context.
I can't believe that such wrongdoing is allowed to go unpunished.
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まかりとおるまかり通ることがおおい多いto be often toleratedまかりとおらないまかり通らないto not be allowedまかりとおるまかり通るしゃかい社会a society where things go unpunishedまかりとおるまかり通るじょうきょう状況a situation that is overlookedまかりとおるまかり通るこうい行為an act that is toleratedまかりとおるまかり通ることをゆるす許すto allow something to go unpunishedまかりとおるまかり通ることにたいする対するはんぱつ反発resistance to things being toleratedまかりとおるまかり通るふうちょう風潮a trend of overlooking misconductまかりとおるまかり通るほうりつ法律a law that is commonly disregardedまかりとおるまかり通るりゆう理由a reason that is accepted without question
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