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jmdict 2856374 Active (id: 2209718)
目からウロコ目から鱗目からうろこ
めからうろこ
1. [exp] [id,abbr]
▶ seeing the light
▶ being awakened to the truth
▶ having the scales fall from one's eyes
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2065100 目から鱗が落ちる 1. to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes



History:
10. A 2022-09-26 05:34:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK with that.
9. A* 2022-09-26 00:38:55  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I suggest this.
  Diff:
@@ -21,3 +21,3 @@
-<gloss>eye-opening</gloss>
-<gloss>enlightening</gloss>
-<gloss>revelatory</gloss>
+<gloss>seeing the light</gloss>
+<gloss>being awakened to the truth</gloss>
+<gloss>having the scales fall from one's eyes</gloss>
8. A* 2022-09-25 22:40:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.edrdg.org/~jwb/cgi-bin/ngramlookup?sent=目からウロコ&topjuku=on&top100=on
  Comments:
Dunno. Most of the hits for this form are part of the full expression but there are many other の/な and です/でした cases.
7. A* 2022-09-24 23:56:07  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't think it should be glossed as an adjective either - prob better treated just as an abbr if the full proverb?
6. A 2022-09-24 19:44:15  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Checking examples I agree it's probably not.
  Diff:
@@ -18 +17,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-f;</pos>
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