開きなおる開き治る
ひらきなおる
Verb, Intransitive
1.
to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
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彼は注意されると、すぐに開き直る。
When he is warned, he immediately becomes defiant.
自分の非を認めず、開き直る態度は許されない。
A defiant attitude that doesn't admit one's own fault is unacceptable.
批判されたとき、開き直るのではなく、真摯に受け止めるべきだ。
When criticized, one should not become defiant but accept it sincerely.
彼は一度失敗したが、開き直って新たな挑戦を始めた。
He failed once, but he became defiant (in a positive sense, like "turned over a new leaf" or "faced it head-on") and started a new challenge.
窮地に追い込まれた彼は、開き直って反撃に出た。
Cornered, he became defiant and launched a counterattack.
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