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シラを切る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word シラを切る.
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Entry
1
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
Examples
ニクソンはオフィスに盗聴器をしかけておきながらシラを切ったので見付かった。
Nixon was caught lying because he bugged his own office.
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