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大風呂敷を広げる (おおぶろしきをひろげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大おお風ぶ呂ろ敷しきを広ひろげる

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Meanings

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expression, ichidan verb

talk big; make exaggerated claims; be bombastic

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to spread a large wrapping cloth', used when someone boasts or makes grandiose, unrealistic statements.

彼かれはいつも大おお風ぶ呂ろ敷しきを広ひろげるけど、実じっ際さいには何なにもできない。
He always talks big, but in reality he can't do anything.

選せん挙きょ前まえになると、政せい治じ家かは大おお風ぶ呂ろ敷しきを広ひろげがちだ。

Politicians tend to make exaggerated claims before elections.

Kanji

大large, big
風wind, air, style
呂spine, backbone
敷spread, pave, sit
広wide, broad, spacious

Similar words

大たい言げん壮そう語ご
A more formal, Sino-Japanese compound meaning 'boasting' or 'tall talk', often used in writing. 大風呂敷を広げる is a colloquial, vivid idiom.
法ほ螺らを吹ふく
Means 'to brag' or 'to tell tall tales', often with a nuance of lying or exaggeration. 大風呂敷を広げる focuses more on grandiose plans or claims.

Etymology

From the image of spreading out a large wrapping cloth (風呂敷), suggesting the act of making something seem bigger or more impressive than it really is. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a well-established idiom.