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とんやおろ そうは問屋が卸さない
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1. things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; the wholesaler won't sell it like that​Idiomatic expression
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そうは問屋がおろさない 【そうはとんやがおろさない】

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