理り屈くつと膏こう薬やくはどこへでもつく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

one can give a plausible argument for anything

Proverb meaning that, like a plaster that can be stuck anywhere, a clever person can make a seemingly reasonable argument for any position, no matter how weak.

• 彼かれは理り屈くつと膏こう薬やくはどこへでもつくというように、どんなことでももっともらしく説せつ明めいする。

  He can give a plausible explanation for anything, just like the saying 'a plaster can be stuck anywhere.'