上あげ底ぞこ

noun

false bottom; raised bottom; platform (shoes); kick (of a bottle)

Refers to a structure that creates a higher internal floor than the external bottom, used for deceptive packaging, shoe lifts, or bottle design.

• この箱はこは上あげ底ぞこになっていて、中なか身みが少すくなく見みえる。

  This box has a false bottom, making the contents look smaller.

• 彼かれは身しん長ちょうを高たかく見みせるために上あげ底ぞこの靴くつを履はいている。

  He wears platform shoes to look taller.

noun

exaggeration; overstatement

Figurative use derived from the physical false bottom; implies making something seem greater than it is, often in speech or claims.

• 彼かれの話はなしはいつも上あげ底ぞこで、どこまで本ほん当とうかわからない。

  His stories are always exaggerated; I never know how much is true.