開き直る

Meanings

1. Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive

   to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

Forms

• 開ひらき直なおられても困こまる。

  Giving me an attitude won't solve anything.

• 彼かれは警官けいかんに対たいして急きゅうに開ひらき直なおった。

  He suddenly took a defiant attitude toward the police officer.

• 「相変あいかわらず、親おやバカね」「親おやバカの何なにが悪わるい？」「わぁ、開ひらき直なおっちゃった」

  "You're a doting parent as always, huh?" "What's wrong with being a doting parent?" "Yikes, you got defensive."