矢口否认 (shǐ kǒu fǒu) — to flatly deny, to emphatically refute (an accusation or fact)
Definition
A strong, emphatic idiom meaning to flatly and stubbornly deny an accusation or fact — the speaker is shutting down the claim, not just disagreeing. Note 矢口, not 矢志.
idiom
to flatly denyto emphatically refute (an accusation or fact)
Examples
- 矢口否认。Tā shǐ kǒu fǒu zì jǐ zuò guò zhè jiàn shì.He flatly denied that he had done this.
- ，矢口否认。Miàn duì zhèng jù, tā réng rán shǐ kǒu fǒu.Faced with the evidence, she still flatly denied it.
- ，矢口否认。Jì zhě wèn tā shì fǒu zhī qíng, tā shǐ kǒu fǒu.The reporter asked if he knew about it, and he flatly denied it.
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