語るに落ちる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Short for 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる

Proverb

(かた)るに()ちる (kataru ni ochiruichidan (stem (かた)るに() (kataru ni ochi), past (かた)るに()ちた (kataru ni ochita))

  1. (idiomatic) to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

Conjugation