"問うに落ちず語るに落ちる" meaning in All languages combined

See 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる on Wiktionary

Phrase [日本語]

Forms: 問(と)うに落(お)ちず語(かた)るに落(お)ちる [canonical], , , かた
  1. 他人から問われると警戒して白状しないが、自ら語り出すと口を滑らせてしまう。
    Sense id: ja-問うに落ちず語るに落ちる-ja-phrase-J3kPRKwf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: the tongue is ever turning to the aching tooth (英語)
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語_成句
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    {
      "word": "語るに落ちる"
    }
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "問(と)うに落(お)ちず語(かた)るに落(お)ちる",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "と"
    },
    {
      "form": "お"
    },
    {
      "form": "かた"
    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "(佐々木味津三『右門捕物帖』)",
          "text": "ぎょッとなりながら必死に抗弁していたその口が問うに落ちず語るに落ちて、おもわずも口走ったのは笑止でした。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "他人から問われると警戒して白状しないが、自ら語り出すと口を滑らせてしまう。"
      ],
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    }
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  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "the tongue is ever turning to the aching tooth"
    }
  ],
  "word": "問うに落ちず語るに落ちる"
}
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    {
      "word": "語るに落ちる"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "問(と)うに落(お)ちず語(かた)るに落(お)ちる",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "と"
    },
    {
      "form": "お"
    },
    {
      "form": "かた"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "(佐々木味津三『右門捕物帖』)",
          "text": "ぎょッとなりながら必死に抗弁していたその口が問うに落ちず語るに落ちて、おもわずも口走ったのは笑止でした。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "他人から問われると警戒して白状しないが、自ら語り出すと口を滑らせてしまう。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "the tongue is ever turning to the aching tooth"
    }
  ],
  "word": "問うに落ちず語るに落ちる"
}

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