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she could be his mother

Phrase

One could be someone's parent, said of a woman older than a man.

Japanese Meaning

その女性は、年齢差がある関係において、彼女が実際には彼の母親であるかのように見える、またはその可能性があるという意味です。 / 具体的には、年上の女性が若い男性といる場合、あたかも彼女が彼の母親であるかのような状況や印象を表現していると言えます。

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When we saw the two together, someone whispered that she could be his mother.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

二人を見たとき、誰かが『年上の女性が彼の母親かもしれない』とささやいた。

give someone his head

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.

Japanese Meaning

（相手に）自由な行動を許す、思い切り振る舞わせる

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If you want creative solutions, you should give someone his head and let him experiment.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

斬新な解決策を望むなら、彼を自由にさせて実験させたほうがいい。

Related Words

gives someone his head

（ present singular third-person ）

giving someone his head

（ participle present ）

gave someone his head

（ past ）

given someone his head

（ participle past ）

hand someone his head

Verb

broadly idiomatic

To kill, especially by beheading. / (idiomatic, by extension) To destroy; to defeat utterly.

Japanese Meaning

（文字通りの意味）首をはねる、特に斬首によって殺す / （比喩的な意味）完全に破壊する、打ち負かす

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The tyrant warned he would hand someone his head to make an example of any rebel.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

暴君は、反乱者を見せしめにするため、誰かの首をはねると警告した。

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hands someone his head

（ present singular third-person ）

handing someone his head

（ participle present ）

handed someone his head

（ participle past ）

handed someone his head

（ past ）

devil's beating his wife

Interjection

Southern-US

(Southern US) Said when it rains while the sun is shining; that is, when a sunshower occurs.

Japanese Meaning

太陽が照っているのに雨が降る現象、すなわち「日照雨」を指す表現。 / 晴天の最中に突如として雨が降り出すという、珍しい天気の状態を意味する。

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devil's beating his wife! Look at that sunshower over the pasture.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

狐の嫁入りだ！あの牧草地に太陽が照っているのに雨が降っているよ。

hand someone his cards

Verb

Britain Ireland idiomatic slang

(idiomatic, slang, Britain, Ireland) To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant.

Japanese Meaning

従業員を解雇する（口語的表現） / リストラする（非公式な表現）

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After the audit, the board began to hand someone his cards, starting with the head of finance.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

監査の後、取締役会は財務部長を皮切りに社員の解雇を始めた。

Related Words

hands someone his cards

（ present singular third-person ）

handing someone his cards

（ participle present ）

handed someone his cards

（ participle past ）

handed someone his cards

（ past ）

give someone his cards

Verb

Britain Ireland idiomatic slang

(idiomatic, slang, Britain, Ireland) To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant.

Japanese Meaning

解雇する / 職を失わせる

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After the merger, the new management decided to give someone his cards and replace him with an external consultant.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

合併後、新経営陣はその従業員を解雇して外部のコンサルタントに交代させることに決めた。

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gives someone his cards

（ present singular third-person ）

giving someone his cards

（ participle present ）

gave someone his cards

（ past ）

given someone his cards

（ participle past ）

God rest his soul

Phrase

A respectful way to mention a deceased male person

Japanese Meaning

故人、特に男性を敬意をもって言及するための表現。 / 亡くなった男性に対して、穏やかに永らく安らかであるように祈る意を含む。

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When we visited his old house, everyone sighed, saying God rest his soul.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちが彼の古い家を訪れたとき、皆がため息をついて「ご冥福をお祈りします」と言った。

give someone his gruel

Verb

UK obsolete slang

(UK, slang, obsolete) To kill or trounce someone.

Japanese Meaning

(UK, スラング, 古語) 誰かを殺す、または叩きのめす

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ならず者が宿屋の主人に侮辱を浴びせ始めると、退役した船長は落ち着いて、立ち去らなければ容赦なく徹底的に打ちのめすと約束した。

Related Words

gives someone his gruel

（ present singular third-person ）

giving someone his gruel

（ participle present ）

gave someone his gruel

（ past ）

given someone his gruel

（ participle past ）

hands someone his hat

Verb

form-of indicative present singular third-person

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hand someone his hat

Japanese Meaning

この表現は、動詞 'hand' の活用形で、第三人称単数形の単純現在形を示しています。

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At the theater cloakroom, the attendant hands someone his hat with a polite nod.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

劇場のクロークで、係員は礼儀正しく彼に帽子を手渡す。

handing someone his hat

Verb

form-of participle present

present participle of hand someone his hat

Japanese Meaning

この表現は、動詞「hand」の現在分詞形であり、進行形として「誰かに帽子を手渡している状態」を示す活用形です。

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After apologizing, he left the room, handing someone his hat.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

謝罪してから彼は部屋を出て行き、誰かに彼の帽子を手渡した。

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