ののかぬうち【したのねのかわかぬうち】

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adverb (fukushi)
  1. in the same breath; hardly had the words been saididiomatic expressionsee also
Forms
  • ののかぬうち【したのねのかわかぬうち】
  • ののかぬ【したのねのかわかぬうち】
  • したのねのかわかぬうち
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
    2. This phrase is used to indicate that two statements or actions occur simultaneously or are closely related, often suggesting a sense of contradiction or irony.
    He said he achieved success, but hardly had the words left his mouth when he failed.
    She talked about keeping her promise, but in the same breath, she canceled.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to say in the same breathto make a promise in the same breathto laugh in the same breathto rebut in the same breathto forget in the same breathto convey in the same breath
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