LingakuFrequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.
- failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
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- failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
This phrase is used when someone's actual performance, qualities, or characteristics do not match the expectations set by their name or title. It often carries a connotation of disappointment or irony.
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なまえまけ名前負けするto fail to live up to one's nameそのなまえ名前になまえまけ名前負けするto be beaten by that nameなまえまけ名前負けのれい例an example of failing to live up to one's nameなまえまけ名前負けしないnot to fail to live up to one's nameなまえまけ名前負けをきにする気にするto worry about living up to one's nameなまえまけ名前負けをさける避けるto avoid failing to live up to one's nameよい良いなまえ名前になまえまけ名前負けしないnot to be beaten by a good nameなまえまけ名前負けをしているto be failing to live up to one's nameなまえまけ名前負けしたしょうひん商品a product that fails to live up to its nameかじょう過剰なきたい期待となまえまけ名前負けexcessive expectations and failing to live up to one's name
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