繰り言

くりごと【繰り言】

*complaint

〖C〗泣き言， 不平.

¶ → 繰り言を言う

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くりごと【繰り言】

telling the same woeful tale [complaint] time and time again; 〔話〕 the same story told over and over again; (愚痴) a complaint; a grumble.

●老いの繰り言 the repetitious stories of old people; the oft-repeated tales of old folks.

●繰り言を言う tell the same story over and over again; dwell tediously on the same subject; harp on the same string; 〔愚痴をこぼす〕 grumble 《about [over]…》; complain 《of…》

・返らぬ繰り言をいう complain time and again about things that can't be changed; moan endlessly about something that can't be helped.