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jmdict 2153130 Active (id: 2200829)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2153130</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>目は口ほどに物を言う</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>目は口程に物を言う</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>めはくちほどにものをいう</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&v5u;</pos>
<xref>物を言う・1</xref>
<misc>&proverb;</misc>
<gloss>one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words</gloss>
<gloss>the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts</gloss>
<gloss>the eyes are the windows to the soul</gloss>
<gloss>eyes are as eloquent as the tongue</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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