Vocabulary
What does 売り言葉に買い言葉 (うりことばにかいことば) mean?
売り言葉に買い言葉 (うりことばにかいことば) means a harsh word is answered with an equally harsh one, so quarrels escalate (lit. words offered for sale are answered with words that buy).
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売り言葉に買い言葉うりことばにかいことば
TOPICS
a harsh word is answered with an equally harsh one, so quarrels escalate (lit. words offered for sale are answered with words that buy)
Example sentences
売り言葉に買い言葉で、つい言い返してしまい、大げんかになった。
Words were thrown and thrown back; I snapped back without thinking and it turned into a big fight.