ballpark figure of speech
Reader'sDigest5月号のコラム記事"BallparkFigureofSpeech"から引用します。Mostofusprefertosaysomeone"passedaway"ratherthan"died,"orgot"letgo"insteadof"fired."Butwhilemorethan9in10Americansuseeuphemismssuchasthese,nearly3in5admittohavingusedonewithoutreallyknowingwhatitmeant.Amongthemostconfusing:"Economical"(cheap)"Forthebirds"(unimportant)"Frumpy"(unattractive)"Indisposed"...ballparkfigureofspeech
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