死し人にんに口くちなし

expression

dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense

Proverb meaning that the dead cannot reveal secrets or defend themselves, so it is easy to blame them or keep things hidden.

• 死し人にんに口くちなしで、真しん実じつは闇やみの中なかだ。

  Dead men tell no tales, so the truth remains in the dark.

• 彼かれは死し人にんに口くちなしをいいことに、罪つみをなすりつけた。

  Taking advantage of the fact that the dead cannot speak, he pinned the blame on them.