うまい話

甘い話

Reading

Kana: うまいはなし
Romaji: umaihanashi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: カン、 あま.い、 あま.える、 あま.やかす、 うま.い
Meanings: sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

Example Sentence

(だま)された」と()ってしまえばそれまでですが、「うまい(はなし)」に()った当人(とうにん)であることは間違(まちが)いありません。
➥If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".
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