過言
かごん
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement
Common word
Meanings
Noun
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much- misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
Example sentences
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It is not too much to say that he is a genius.
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It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.
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It is no exaggeration to say that she is an angel.
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It is not too much to say that this is the age of cars.
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It is not too much to say that this is the atomic age.
More examples (6)
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It is not too much to say that this is the atomic age.
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It is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-rate writer.
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It is not too much to say that health is above wealth.
一度失われた時間は決して取り戻せないと言っても過言ではない。
It is not too much to say that time once lost can never be recovered.
彼女は日本で屈指の優れたテニスの選手であると言っても過言ではない。
It is not too much to say that she is one of the best tennis players in Japan.
アウグスティヌスの思想的影響はキリスト教にとどまらず、西洋思想全体に及んでいるといっても過言ではない。
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Augustine's thought had an influence not only on Christianity but on the whole of Western thought.