- 立て板
- たていた【立て板】¶ → 立て板に水の¶ → 立て板に水のように言う* * *たていた【立て板】a standing board.
●立て板に水を流すような弁舌 great eloquence
・立て板に水を流すように with great fluency [eloquence]; very fluently; glibly
・彼は立て板に水を流すようにしゃべった. He spoke very eloquently [fluently, volubly]. | He rattled off a speech [on and on].
・彼女の英語は立て板に水だった. Her English was very fluent.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.