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：2025/12/06
who wants to know
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
（慣用句）他人から、ある人物に関する問い合わせを受けた際に、自分がその人物であるか否か、または知り合いであるかといった確認を回避するために、皮肉や突返しの意味合いで用いられる返答表現。 / 要するに、相手の質問に対し「あなたは知りたがっているんでしょ？」というニュアンスで、本人であることや関係を明かすことを拒否する意味を持つ。
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(idiomatic) retort to questioning about a person by a stranger, when one does not want to confirm or deny knowing or being the person.
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who wants to know
She shrugged and said who wants to know
when a stranger asked about her past.
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She shrugged and said who wants to know
when a stranger asked about her past.
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