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    3. うまい話には裏がある

    うまい話には裏がある

    う​ま​い​話はなしに​は​裏うらが​あ​る​

    if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab48 strokes

    甘い話には裏がある旨い話には裏がある上手い話には裏がある

    うまいはなしにはうらがある

    Verb

    1.
    if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, there's a flip side to every coin
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
    Kanji
    裏
    うら…(1)
    back・amidst・in・reverse・inside…(5)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    あ
    a
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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