後ろ暗い

後ろ暗い
うしろぐらい【後ろ暗い】
¶その事故について彼には何か~ところがあるらしい
Something seems funny about him in regard to the accident.
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うしろぐらい【後ろ暗い】
underhand(ed); dishonorable; shameful; feeling guilty; 《口》 shady; suspicious; not aboveboard.

●後ろ暗い過去 a shameful past

・後暗く思う feel guilty; have a bad conscience 《about…》

・何か後ろ暗いことをやっている be engaged in something underhanded [dishonorable]; 《口》 be up to some hanky-panky.

●彼には何か後ろ暗いことがありそうだ. I suspect him of being up to something underhand(ed). | I wouldn't be surprised if there's a skeleton in his closet.

・彼の行動にはいろいろと後ろ暗いところがある. There are quite a few things suspicious about his behavior. | Quite a lot of his actions are not aboveboard.

・私にはまったく後ろ暗いことはない. My conscience is completely clear.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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