JLPT N2Idioms
猫をかぶる
- Meaning
- 本性を隠しておとなしくおだやかに振る舞う
- Explanation
- "猫をかぶる" means to hide one's true nature and act quiet and refined. Unlike c2 "imitating others to mock them," the key point is concealing one's real self and pretending to be a good or quiet person.
Original Japanese explanation
「猫をかぶる」は、本性を隠しておとなしく上品に振る舞うことです。c2「他人のまねをして馬鹿にする」とは違い、自分の素を隠して善人や静かな人を装う点が要点です。
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