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(idiomatic) To insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.

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protest too much

Source Word

protest too much

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.

Japanese Meaning

必要以上に主張・抗議することで、逆に本当の意図が疑われる状態になる。 / あまりにも熱心に意見を表明するため、隠している真実があるのではないかと疑念を抱かれる。

When she continued to protest too much about her involvement, her colleagues started to suspect she was hiding something.

彼女は関与していないとあまりにも激しく主張し続けたので、同僚たちは彼女が何かを隠しているのではないかと疑い始めた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.

protests too much

（ present singular third-person ）

protesting too much

（ participle present ）

protested too much

（ participle past ）

protested too much

（ past ）