LingakuFrequency rank: 34,168. – 34,520.
- look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'u' ending
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
This phrase is used to point out hypocrisy or to question the credibility of someone's opinion, especially when the speaker feels that the other person is not in a position to criticize.
Generated collocations (experimental)
どのくちがゆうどの口が言うlook who's talkingそのくち口がいう言うのかare you in any position to say that?くちがすべる口が滑るto let something slip (often said in a similar context of irony)くちかずがおおい口数が多いtalkative; someone who talks a lot (often in a context of hypocrisy)くちをだす口を出すto butt in; to interfereたにん他人のくち口をきにする気にするto care about what others sayくちをつつしむ口を慎むto be careful with one's wordsくち口をこわす壊すto spoil one's speech; to say something inappropriate (in a context of irony)くちをそろえて口を揃えてゆう言うto say the same thing in unisonいい言いかた方にちゅうい注意するto be mindful of how one speaks (often in a context of addressing criticism)