"二階から目薬" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 二階から目薬 [canonical] (ruby: (), (かい), (), (ぐすり)), ni-kai kara megusuri [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, "eyedrops from the second floor". Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|に-かい から めぐすり}} 二(に)階(かい)から目(め)薬(ぐすり) • (ni-kai kara megusuri)
  1. being roundabout or indirect to the point of being ineffective, often irritatingly so Tags: idiomatic

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          "indirect",
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        ],
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          "ineffective",
          "ineffective"
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          "に"
        ],
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          "め"
        ],
        [
          "薬",
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        ]
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        "being roundabout or indirect to the point of being ineffective, often irritatingly so"
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