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Bells with clappers and bells without

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Confanity

A grand excuse 竿の先に鈴(Sao no saki ni suzu;“A bell on the end of a pole”) Definition: Something especially noisy; a huge racket; by extension, when someone talks far too much. A pole is long and thin and often kind of … Continue reading →

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