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roll in one's grave
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Japanese Meaning
死後の人物が生きていれば、本人が極度の憤りや不快感を覚えるほどの出来事に対して激しく反対する、という比喩的表現。 / （比喩的に）故人が、現状の不正や不条理を目の当たりにして墓の中で激しく怒っている状態を示す言い回し。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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Alternative form of turn in one's grave
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roll in one's grave
After the company replaced the centuries-old recipe with cheap additives, many customers said the original chef would roll in one's grave.
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After the company replaced the centuries-old recipe with cheap additives, many customers said the original chef would roll in one's grave.
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