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he who said the rhyme did the crime

Proverb
colloquial
Japanese Meaning
この諺は、軽妙な韻を踏んだ表現を用いて、放屁にまつわる出来事で、発言された韻(言葉)を口にした人物が実際にガスを放出した可能性があることを冗談半分に示唆しています。 / つまり、フラッツに対する反応として、韻を踏んだ言葉を用いることで、自分の放屁を暗に認めたり、または他者を笑い飛ばす風刺的な表現として使われます。
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社内の昼食時に怪しい匂いが広がって誰かが指をさしたとき、私は肩をすくめて『韻を踏む言葉を言った人がやったに違いない』とつぶやき、怪しい人をからかった。

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he who said the rhyme did the crime

(colloquial) A person who uses a rhyming proverb, such as he who smelt it dealt it, in response to a flatus, is likely the one who expelled it.

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he who said the rhyme did the crime

At the office lunch, when a suspicious smell spread and someone pointed fingers, I shrugged and muttered, he who said the rhyme did the crime, to tease the likely culprit.

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At the office lunch, when a suspicious smell spread and someone pointed fingers, I shrugged and muttered, he who said the rhyme did the crime, to tease the likely culprit.

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