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a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat
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Japanese Meaning
その提案や行動は、現状において全く意味を成さず、効果がないということを示す。 / どんなに控えめな意思表示でも、状況に影響がなく、無意味であることを表す。
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(simile, colloquial) The idea/proposed action is inconsequential to the current situation.
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a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat
During the meeting I gave him a brief look, and he nodded—after all, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat, so he understood without any more explanation.
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During the meeting I gave him a brief look, and he nodded—after all, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat, so he understood without any more explanation.
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