物を言う

ものをいう

Also written ものを言う

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to speak (of something)
2. to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful; to be important; to matter; to mean everything

Kanji

• 物 thing. Read as もの.
• 言 say. Read as いう.

Words containing 物を言う

• 目は口ほどに物を言う (めはくちほどにものをいう) one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words
• 金が物を言う (かねがものをいう) money talks
• 目で物を言う (めでものをいう) to communicate with a look

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