開き直る – Vocabulary details

開ひらき直なおる

Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)

1. to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

しょうがない、もう開ひらき直なおろう。It can't be helped; I might as well just own it.

open

straight

ひ

らきなお

る

ひ

らきなおる

opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

開ひらき直なおるおつもりですか？

Are you going to just turn defiant about it?

しょうがない、もう開ひらき直なおろう。

It can't be helped; I might as well just own it.

告こく白はくしちゃったんだから、もう開ひらき直なおるしかないじゃん。

Since I already confessed, I have no choice but to own it.

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