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：2025/11/23
tomayto, tomahto
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Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
「tomayto, tomahto」は、本来は単なる発音の違い（tomatoのアクセントの違い）を表すが、比喩的には、細かい違いを強調しても実際には意味のある違いではないことを示し、訂正や指摘を軽んじる表現として使われる。 / 「どちらでも同じ」という意味を含み、相違点があるものの、実際には重要な違いではないと述べる際に用いられる。
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(idiomatic) Used to dismiss a correction to one's adherence to an alternative standard / (idiomatic) Used to dismissively suggest that something is a distinction without a difference
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tomayto, tomahto
When my colleague tried to correct me, I just said tomayto, tomahto to dismiss the nitpick and keep doing it my way.
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When my colleague tried to correct me, I just said tomayto, tomahto to dismiss the nitpick and keep doing it my way.
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