Word Meaning うまい話には裏がある

うまいはなしにはうらがある umaihanashinihauragaaru

うまい話には裏がある is read as うまいはなしにはうらがある (umaihanashinihauragaaru) and means if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Meaning

English

  1. if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is
  2. there's a flip side to every coin

Reading

Kana

うまいはなしにはうらがある

Romaji

umaihanashinihauragaaru

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 85715 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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裏話

うらばなし

inside story

裏切る

うらぎる

to betray

裏付ける

うらづける

to support (a theory, claim, etc.)

世話が焼ける

せわがやける

to require the care of others

世話の焼ける

せわのやける

needing care (of a person)

口裏を合わせる

くちうらをあわせる

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story

裏目る

うらめる

to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)

裏を取る

うらをとる

to collect evidence

声が裏返る

こえがうらがえる

to crack (person's voice)

脳裏をよぎる

のうりをよぎる

to cross one's mind