Vocabulary
What does 目は口ほどに物を言う (めはくちほどにものをいう) mean?
目は口ほどに物を言う (めはくちほどにものをいう) means the eyes reveal feelings as much as words do (lit. the eyes speak as much as the mouth).
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the eyes reveal feelings as much as words do (lit. the eyes speak as much as the mouth)
Example sentences
目は口ほどに物を言うというが、彼女の表情から本心が読み取れた。
They say the eyes say as much as the mouth, and from her expression I could read her true feelings.
