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(slang, vulgar, simile) In a way that is very poorly received. / (slang, vulgar, simile) With great incongruity; so as to stick out like a sore thumb.

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like a fart in church

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Source Word

like a fart in church

Prepositional phrase

slang vulgar

Japanese Meaning

非常に不評な形で行われる、あるいは目立ってしまう様子 / 場違いで、浮いてしまう状態を指す俗語的表現

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Her blunt critique landed like a fart in church, offending everyone in the room.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女のぶっきらぼうな批判は教会でおならをされたかのように非常に不評で、部屋の全員を不快にさせた。

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(slang, vulgar, simile) In a way that is very poorly received.

Rick's scam to palm her off on Huey went over like a fart in church, just like Huey had predicted. She had indignantly scolded him when he brought it up.

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