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he who smelt it dealt it
Proverb
colloquial
broadly
Japanese Meaning
「臭いを嗅いだ者が、臭いを放った者である可能性が高い」という意味で、他人の不都合や恥ずかしい行動を指摘する際の皮肉・ジョークとして使われる諺です。 / つまり、自分の不始末を隠すために他人に責任転嫁しようとする行動を戒める意味合いも含みます。
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(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.
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he who smelt it dealt it
When the group started blaming each other, Sam grinned and muttered the old proverb, 'he who smelt it dealt it'.
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When the group started blaming each other, Sam grinned and muttered the old proverb, 'he who smelt it dealt it'.
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