言い開き

いいひらき【言い開き】

⇒ べんめい

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いいひらき【言い開き】

an excuse; an explanation; a justification; 《文》 a vindication; an exculpation. [＝べんめい]

～する excuse [justify] oneself; excuse [justify] 《what one has done》; give an explanation [a justification] for…; explain 《why one did…》.

●なんとも言い開きが立たない. I cannot justify [excuse] myself [my actions] in any way whatsoever. | There is absolutely no justification for what I did.