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具合が悪いときは、熱いお茶を一杯飲む方がさびた釘で目を突かれるよりずっとましだ。

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A warm cup of tea is better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nail when you're feeling under the weather.

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A warm cup of tea is better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nail when you're feeling under the weather.

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better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nail

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目に錆びた釘で突かれるくらいよりは、ましな状況であるという意味。 / どんなに不本意であっても、非常に嫌な結果と比べれば若干は良い、という皮肉を込めた表現。
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具合が悪いときは、熱いお茶を一杯飲む方がさびた釘で目を突かれるよりずっとましだ。

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