- in the same breath; hardly had the words been saididiomatic expressionsee also 舌の根も乾かぬうち【したのねもかわかぬうち】
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adverb (fukushi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
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.
Generated collocations (experimental)
したのね舌の根のかわか乾かぬうちにゆう言うto say in the same breathしたのね舌の根のかわか乾かぬうちにやくそく約束するto make a promise in the same breathしたのね舌の根のかわか乾かぬうちにわらう笑うto laugh in the same breathしたのね舌の根のかわか乾かぬうちにはんろん反論するto rebut in the same breathしたのね舌の根のかわか乾かぬうちにわすれる忘れるto forget in the same breathしたのね舌の根のかわか乾かぬうちにつたえる伝えるto convey in the same breath