English Dictionary

lie ill in one's mouth

動詞

慣用表現 自動詞

(intransitive, idiomatic) To sound artificial or contradictory.

日本語の意味

（発言や表現が）不自然、作為的、または矛盾して聞こえると感じられること。 / （言葉が）人工的で、自然な感覚に反する印象を与える

For someone who had publicly denounced the policy for years, praising it now would lie ill in one's mouth.

何年も公然とその方針を非難してきた人が、今それを称賛するのは不自然で矛盾して聞こえるだろう。

意味（1）

(intransitive, idiomatic) To sound artificial or contradictory.

Connolly himself proved the complete pragmatist and it lies ill in his mouth to rail against lack of creativity when his influence has contributed to it.

lies ill in one's mouth （ present singular third-person ）

lying ill in one's mouth （ participle present ）

lay ill in one's mouth （ past ）

lain ill in one's mouth （ participle past ）