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一刀両断いっとうりょうだん

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Parts: 一刀両断

Meaning

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English · JMdict

cutting in two with a single stroke

もう少すこしやさしく意見いけんしてあげたらどうなの。一刀両断いっとうりょうだんのもと切きり捨すてられた彼かれの立場たちばも考かんがえてよ。

Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
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English · JMdict

taking decisive action;dealing with decisively;cutting the (Gordian) knot

Kanji

一イチ one, one radical (no.1) 刀トウ sword, saber, knife 両リョウ both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train) 断ダン severance, decline, refuse

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もう少すこしやさしく意見いけんしてあげたらどうなの。一刀両断いっとうりょうだんのもと切きり捨すてられた彼かれの立場たちばも考かんがえてよ。

Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.

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