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聞いてあきれる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 聞いてあきれる.
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1
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief
Examples
社会保証がきいてあきれるよ。
Social security? Who do they think they're kidding.
2
As 〜が聞いてあきれる, used to indicate incredulous dismissal of some claim
who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
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