by Matthew

Teaching today, my student reacted by saying this:

目からうろこ！

which comes from 目からうろこが落ちる (lit. “the scales fall from my eyes”) . As a teacher that is a pretty good reaction. It means that: なにかがきっかけとなり、急に視野が開けて、物事の実態が理解できるようになることのたとえ。That is: An image of, through some cue (or impetus), suddenly having your outlook broadened and understanding the true nature of something. A bonus [...]

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