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棚に上げる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 棚に上げる.
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Idiomatic expression
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; to put on a shelf
Examples
自分のことを棚にあげて他人を非難することはできない。
The pot can't call the kettle black.
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