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：2025/12/01
asking for a friend
Phrase
humorous
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
恥ずかしくて直接聞きにくい質問を、自分ではなく他人（友人）のために尋ねるという、遠回しな言い回しの表現である。 / 本当は自分が尋ねたくない・照れくさい質問を、あたかも友達のために尋ねているように装うことで、質問の内容を間接的に提示する表現である。
Quizzes for review
(idiomatic, humorous) Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be asking on behalf of another person.
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asking for a friend
I'm asking for a friend: is it weird to text your ex on a holiday?
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I'm asking for a friend: is it weird to text your ex on a holiday?
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