Term of the Day: June 05, 2026
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詭弁をろうする [きべんをろうする]
H: kibenworo-suru |
N: kibenworo-suru | K: kibenoro-suru
Lit./Com. to use sophistry; quibble
1. explain away / justify (something); talk / lie one's way out of (something); misrepresent (something); pull the wool over someone's eyes; delude / deceive someone
遅刻をした新人が詭弁を弄して、よけい怒られた
The newbie was late and got in even bigger trouble for trying to talk his way out of it.