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frog in one's pocket
Noun
humorous
Japanese Meaning
（冗談めかして）自分一人でありながら、あたかも他者も含めた複数として振る舞う『we』という代名詞を使う言い訳として、『カエルがポケットにいる』という表現が使われる状況を示す
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(humorous) The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.
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frog in one's pocket
If someone starts saying 'we' when they really mean 'I,' it must be because there's a frog in one's pocket.
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If someone starts saying 'we' when they really mean 'I,' it must be because there's a frog in one's pocket.
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