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目は口ほどに物を言う； 目は口程に物を言う
【 めはくちほどにものをいう 】
1. [exp,v5u] [proverb]
▶ one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words
▶ the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts
▶ the eyes are the windows to the soul
▶ eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2112320 物を言う 1. to speak (of something)

Conjugations


History:
10. A 2022-08-01 04:18:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff: 
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<pos>&v5u;</pos>
9. A 2018-01-14 11:09:22  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2112320">物を言う</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2112320">物を言う・1</xref>
8. A* 2018-01-09 09:33:02  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
No conjugation pos on proverbs
  Diff: 
@@ -15 +14,0 @@
-<pos>&v5u;</pos>
7. A 2014-12-03 04:57:47  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -17 +17 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
@@ -21 +21 @@
-<gloss>Eyes are as eloquent as the tongue</gloss>
+<gloss>eyes are as eloquent as the tongue</gloss>
6. A 2010-08-10 02:51:21  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
But it's an expression which can be found inflected, e.g. 目は口ほどに物を言って,
  Diff: 
@@ -15,0 +15,1 @@
+<pos>&v5u;</pos>
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