立彬の日本語
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八方美人， はっぽうびじん
1. everybody's friend, people pleaser, person who is affable to everybody, flunky 2. flawlessly beautiful woman, flawless beauty
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彼は八方美人だ。
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He's everybody's friend.
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八方美人頼むに足らず。
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A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
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八方美人になるな。
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Don't try to be all things to all men.
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誰彼かまわず良い顔ばかりしていると、そのうち八方美人としか思われなくなるよ。
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If you buddy up to everybody and anybody, pretty soon people will think you're just a people-pleaser.
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ジムは八方美人だから、彼の言うことは当てにならない。
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You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody.
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