jmdict 2559850 Active (id#2228692)
口が裂けても言えない
くちがさけてもいえない
  1. [exp,adj-i]
    • (I) won't say anything no matter what
    • unwilling to tell even under threat
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 2559860 口が裂けても【くちがさけても】 1. (not saying anything) no matter what
History:
    • A 2023-04-16 00:05:51 Jim Breen (id#2228692)
    • Comments
      Possibly not, but most examples of 口が裂けても use it. We have a sentence linked to it. May as well stay.
    • Refs
      口が裂けても	68188	65.5%
      口が裂けても言え	35956	34.5%
    • Diff
      @@ -14 +14 @@
      -<gloss>to be unwilling to tell even under threat</gloss>
      +<gloss>unwilling to tell even under threat</gloss>
    • A* 2023-04-15 22:15:08 Robin Scott (id#2228676)
    • Comments
      Is this needed when we have 口が裂けても?
    • A* 2023-04-15 07:17:59 (id#2228637)
    • Comments
      bad glosses
    • A 2015-10-27 23:23:35 Jim Breen
    • A* 2015-10-27 16:01:06 luce
    • Diff
      @@ -11,0 +12 @@
      +<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
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