ものをいう【物を言う】
1 〔話す〕talk
口一杯ほお張りながら物を言うのは行儀が悪い
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
私はあきれて物も言えなかった
I was 「struck dumb with amazement [dumbfounded].
I was 「struck dumb with amazement [dumbfounded].
2 〔効く〕
目は口ほどに物を言い
Eyes are as eloquent as the tongue.
Eyes are as eloquent as the tongue.
金が物を言う社会
a society where money talks [counts (for everything)]
a society where money talks [counts (for everything)]
経験が物を言うだろう
Your experience will mean a lot.
Your experience will mean a lot.
彼の助力が物を言って計画は成功した
Thanks to his help, the plan worked well.
Thanks to his help, the plan worked well.
提供元:「プログレッシブ和英中辞典」凡例
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