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薬が効きすぎる；薬が効き過ぎる；薬がききすぎる [sK]
【くすりがききすぎる】

[exp,v1] [id]
▶ to work too well (of a punishment, reprimand, etc.)
▶ to be too much (for someone)
▶ to have a stronger effect than intended

Conjugations

History:

3.	A 2023-02-16 19:30:02 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2.	A* 2023-02-16 12:32:38 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -21,0 +22 @@ +<gloss>to be too much (for someone)</gloss>
1.	A* 2023-02-16 12:30:26 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijr/s 薬が効きすぎ 4366 78.9% 薬が効き過ぎ 982 17.7% 薬がききすぎ 187 3.4% gg5: 今日の彼はずいぶんしょげかえっているようだ. 昨日の薬が効きすぎたらしい.　He seems very depressed today; I think he took yesterday's telling off too much to heart. chujiten: おしゃべりをたしなめたところ薬が効きすぎたのか人が変わったように無口になった.　 Reprimanding him for chattering worked only too well and now he's so quiet he's like a different person. prog: 彼には薬が効きすぎた The shock was too much for him.／He took it harder than we expected.

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