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ごめんで済むなら警察はいらない
【 ごめんですむならけいさつはいらない 】
1. [exp]
▶ just saying sorry isn't enough
▶ sorry won't cut it
▶ [lit] if "sorry" were all it took (to settle things), we wouldn't need police



History:
9. A 2022-12-17 19:52:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Marginal, but I guess it's worth keeping.
8. A* 2022-12-10 21:58:04  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
We should have a lit gloss. But I'm not sure this is needed as an entry.
There are many variations (済むなら/済んだら/済めば, いらん/いりません/etc., without and without the は). ごめんで済んだら警察はいらない appears to be the most common form on Twitter.
  Diff: 
@@ -13,0 +14 @@
+<gloss g_type="lit">if "sorry" were all it took (to settle things), we wouldn't need police</gloss>
7. A 2022-12-08 07:01:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Quiet.
6. A* 2022-12-01 05:09:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A 2022-12-01 05:08:54  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I'll approve it pro tempore, then reopen for a bit. Should it be [col]? And would a literal translation help?
  Diff: 
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<gloss>just saying sorry isn't enough</gloss>
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