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jmdict 2670900 Deleted (id: 1988351)
お世辞にもうまいとは言えないお世辞にもうまいとはいえない
おせじにもうまいとはいえない
1. [exp,adj-i]
▶ With the best will in the world, you can't say that it's good

Conjugations


History:
4. D 2018-10-07 11:08:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I agree. It's rather useless.
3. D* 2018-10-07 09:35:03  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
km
お世辞にもうまい	6
お世辞にも	7969
  Comments:
I don't think this should be an entry. We already have お世辞にも. This is also tricky to gloss because it could refer 
both to food not being good and to a person not being good at something.
2. A 2011-12-10 08:35:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/je2/8459/m0u/おせ/ (down the bottom)
  Comments:
80k hits.
  Diff:
@@ -16,1 +16,1 @@
-<gloss>even to be nice, you can't say that it's good</gloss>
+<gloss>With the best will in the world, you can't say that it's good</gloss>
1. A* 2011-12-08 12:19:48  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5 お世辞
  Comments:
Same essay. (群ようこ)

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