jmdict 2559860 Active (id#2228675)
口が裂けても
くちがさけても
  1. [exp]
    《with neg. sentence》
    • (not saying anything) no matter what
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 2559850 口が裂けても言えない 1. (I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
History:
    • A 2023-04-15 22:14:17 Robin Scott (id#2228675)
    • Refs
      daijr/s
    • Diff
      @@ -12 +11,0 @@
      -<pos>&adv;</pos>
      @@ -14,0 +14 @@
      +<s_inf>with neg. sentence</s_inf>
    • A* 2023-04-15 07:39:06 (id#2228639)
    • Diff
      @@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
      -<xref type="see" seq="2559850">口が裂けても言えない・くちがさけてもいえない</xref>
      -<xref type="see" seq="2559850">口が裂けても言えない・くちがさけてもいえない</xref>
      -<gloss>(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat</gloss>
      +<pos>&adv;</pos>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2559850">口が裂けても言えない</xref>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2559850">口が裂けても言えない</xref>
      +<gloss>(not saying anything) no matter what</gloss>
    • A* 2023-04-15 07:17:47 (id#2228636)
    • Comments
      bad gloss
    • A 2010-07-22 07:25:58 Jim Breen
    • A* 2010-07-21 13:41:33 Paul Blay
    • Refs
      Same refs as 2559850
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