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he who denied it supplied it
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
このことわざは、「否定した者こそが実際にそれに関与している」ことを皮肉的に示しており、誰かが「やっていない」と否定すると、実はその人物が原因・発生源である可能性を示唆しています。 / つまり、『においをかいだやつがやった』という別の表現と同じ意味で、失態を認めず否定すれば、本人がその行動を疑われる、という風刺的な意味合いがあります。
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Synonym of he who smelt it dealt it
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he who denied it supplied it
When the disputed donation came up at the meeting, someone muttered, he who denied it supplied it,
and everyone fell silent.
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When the disputed donation came up at the meeting, someone muttered, he who denied it supplied it,
and everyone fell silent.
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