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Meaning of いいとこ取り in Japanese
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いいとこ取り
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Kana Readingいいとこどり
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Romajiiitokodori
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherrypicking (e.g. information)
- Example sentence
- 恋はゲームじゃないから、いいとこ取りはできないんだよ。 Love isn't a game, so you can't just cherry pick the best bits!
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