Lingaku- to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrongidiomatic expressionobscure term
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- to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone continually denies their mistake or insists on their viewpoint despite evidence or persuasion to the contrary.
He was stubborn, refusing to admit his mistake, like washing his mouth with a stone and using a stream for a pillow.
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いし石にすすぎ漱ぎながれ流れにまくら枕すto refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrongがんこ頑固にいし石にすすぎ漱ぎながれ流れにまくら枕すto stubbornly refuse to admit one is wrongじぶん自分のあやまち過ちをみとめ認めずにいし石にすすぎ漱ぎながれ流れにまくら枕すto refuse to acknowledge one's mistakes stubbornlyひと人にいわれて言われてもいし石にすすぎ漱ぎながれ流れにまくら枕すto refuse to accept even when told by othersいし石にすすぎ漱ぎながれ流れにまくら枕すたいど態度an attitude of stubborn refusal to admit being wrongいし石にすすぎ漱ぎながれ流れにまくら枕すことをつづける続けるto continue the act of stubbornly refusing to admit one is wrongゆうじん友人とのぎろん議論でいし石にすすぎ漱ぎながれ流れにまくら枕すto stubbornly refuse to admit one is wrong in an argument with a friend