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物を言う, ものを言う, ものをいう
Expression, Godan verb
1. to speak (of something)
2. to be effective, to be powerful, to mean everything
目が口よりものを言う時がある。
天は二物を与えず, てんはにぶつをあたえず
Expression, Proverb
God doesn't give with both hands, God does not give two gifts, heaven does not grant people more than one talent
目は口ほどに物を言う, 目は口程に物を言う, めはくちほどにものをいう
Expression, See 物を言う・1, Proverb
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words, the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts, the eyes are the windows to the soul, eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
天に二物を与えられた, てんににぶつをあたえられた
Expression, See 才色兼備
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
ものを言わせる, 物を言わせる, ものをいわせる
Expression, Ichidan verb, See 物を言う・ものをいう・2
to make full use of (skill, experience, authority, etc.), to take full advantage of (something), to rely on