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sneeze on the truth

Verb
humorous idiomatic rare
Japanese Meaning
誰かが何かを述べた直後にくしゃみをすることで、その発言の正しさや真実性を迷信的に裏付ける行為(慣用的でユーモラスな、稀な表現) / 冗談交じりに、発言を補強するためにくしゃみが生じたと解釈する行為
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私の祖母は、誰かが自信満々に何かを言うとすぐにくしゃみをするのが好きだ。くしゃみでその発言が正しいとされるという面白い迷信があるからだ。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(idiomatic, humorous, rare) To sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement.

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sneeze on the truth

My grandmother loves to sneeze on the truth whenever someone brags about a sure thing.

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My grandmother loves to sneeze on the truth whenever someone brags about a sure thing.

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