"物は言いよう" meaning in 日本語

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Phrase

Forms: ものはいいよう
  1. 同じことを伝えるにも、言い方によって相手の受け止め方は変わる。
    Sense id: ja-物は言いよう-ja-phrase-9mzFbq5M Categories (other): 日本語 ことわざ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語 成句
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      ],
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        "同じことを伝えるにも、言い方によって相手の受け止め方は変わる。"
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