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火曜日, 8月 30, 2011

みもふたもない (身も蓋もない)

I can't remember what I was reading, but when I came across this phrase it was one of those ah, nice one moments. This word means to be "blunt". I suppose you could say something like: 「えー!そんな身も蓋もない!」 (if I am thinking of this phrase right!)