modest proposal

Noun

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

（皮肉や冗談として）極端で型破り、または受け入れがたい提案。すなわち、一見控えめな提案に見えるが、実際には非常に過激で非伝統的な意見を示す表現。

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When he suggested taxing pets to fund the park, everyone laughed at his modest proposal.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

公園の資金を賄うためにペットに税金を課そうという彼のとんでもない提案に、みんなは笑った。

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Sense（1）

(idiomatic) An idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.

And for all the chuntering about the "Granny Tax" it is not as though Osborne made a radical or, if you prefer, modest proposal along the lines of offering tax credits or generous allowances to the heirs of pensioners who plump for voluntary, patriotic euthanasia...

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Sense（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modest, proposal.

modest proposals

（ plural ）

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