物を言う

Meaning

1. expv5u
   to speak (of something)
2. expv5u
   to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful; to be important; to matter; to mean everything

Example sentences

• 彼女は率直にものを言う。

  She's a plain speaker.

• 目は口ほどに物を言う。

  The eyes are as eloquent as the tongue.

• 目が口よりものを言う時がある。

  Eyes sometimes talk louder than words.