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person from Porlock

Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
重要な事柄の遂行を妨げる、迷惑な中断者(慣用句)
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チームが助成金申請書をまとめようとしていたちょうどそのとき、重要な仕事の完成を妨げる厄介な人物が部屋に飛び込んで質問を始め、すべての努力を台無しにした。

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plural

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(idiomatic) One whose inconvenient interruption prevents the completion of something important.

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person from Porlock

Just when the team was about to finalize the grant proposal, a person from Porlock burst into the room with questions, derailing the entire effort.

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Just when the team was about to finalize the grant proposal, a person from Porlock burst into the room with questions, derailing the entire effort.

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