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have swallowed a dictionary

Verb
humorous
Japanese Meaning
難解または過度に洗練された言葉遣いをすること。 / 分かりにくい、または複雑な語彙を多用して話すこと。
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彼は何かを説明しようとするたびに、まるで辞書を丸ごと飲み込んだかのように、誰も理解できない難解な言葉を次々と言う。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(humorous) To be using a lot of obscure or complicated words.

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have swallowed a dictionary

Whenever he tries to explain anything, he seems to have swallowed a dictionary, rattling off words no one else understands.

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Whenever he tries to explain anything, he seems to have swallowed a dictionary, rattling off words no one else understands.

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