取とり澄すます

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

look unconcerned; assume a composed look

Describes a person deliberately putting on a calm, indifferent, or unruffled expression, often to hide true feelings or appear above a situation.

彼かれは何なにがあっても取とり澄すましている。
He always looks composed no matter what happens.
彼かの女じょは取とり澄すました顔かおで嘘うそをつい

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She told a lie with a straight face.

Written forms

取とり澄すますUsage57%
Standard kanji spelling.
とりすますUsage43%
取とり澄すます
Variant spelling without okurigana り.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
澄lucidity, be clear, clear

Similar words

澄すます
澄ます means to clear or purify, or to make a prim face. 取り澄ます adds a nuance of deliberately adopting a composed, unconcerned demeanor.
平へい然ぜん
平然 is a na-adjective/noun meaning calm and unruffled, often used in adverbial form 平然と. 取り澄ます is a verb focusing on the act of putting on a composed front.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (prefix adding emphasis or deliberateness) and 澄ます (to clear, to make a prim face). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys intentionally assuming a clear, composed expression.