口裏

くちうら【口裏】

¶ → (…について)口裏を合せる

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くちうら【口裏】

●口裏から察する gather from another's words.

●口裏を合わせる arrange not to contradict an account of another [others]; make sure one tells the same thing [story] 《to the police》 as another [others]; arrange beforehand to tell the same story; get together (with another [others]) on a story

・彼らはあらかじめ口裏を合わせていたのだ. They arranged beforehand [decided in advance] what they were going to say. | They made sure their stories would be consistent.