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目に物言わす目にもの言わす
めにものいわす
1. [exp,v5s]
▶ to indicate with the eyes
▶ to give a significant look

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2018-07-08 21:58:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2018-07-08 13:10:32  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think I copied the gloss from our entry for 目に物見せる without looking too carefully at what daijr actually said.
  Diff:
@@ -19,8 +18,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
-<pos>&v5s;</pos>
-<misc>&id;</misc>
-<gloss>to teach someone a lesson</gloss>
-<gloss>to show someone a thing or two</gloss>
-<gloss>to show someone what one can do</gloss>
-</sense>
2. A* 2018-07-08 12:32:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr: 目つきで気持ちを伝える。
ルミナス: 彼女が*目に物言わせたので僕はすぐぴんときた She gave me a significant look and I got the hint at once.
GG5: 目に物言わせる 〔目で気持ちを伝える〕 give a significant look; wink at…
Another glossary: 目に物言わす (めにものいわす) talk with eyes
G n-grams:
目にもの言わす	< 20
目に物言わす	56
めにものいわす	< 20
目に物言わせる	40
  Comments:
Any source for that idiomatic sense?
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>目にもの言わす</keb>
+<keb>目に物言わす</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<keb>目に物言わす</keb>
+<keb>目にもの言わす</keb>
@@ -12,0 +13,6 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
+<gloss>to indicate with the eyes</gloss>
+<gloss>to give a significant look</gloss>
+</sense>
1. A* 2018-07-02 18:44:49  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr
km
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