"ああ言えばこう言う" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Japanese]

Forms: ああ言えばこう言う [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), ā ieba kō iu [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|ああ いえば こう いう}} ああ言(い)えばこう言(い)う • (ā ieba kō iu)
  1. having a comeback or excuse for everything one is told, being smart in the sense of having a smart mouth Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ああ言えばこう言う-ja-phrase-A32z0ZAh Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys

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