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ひいき目に

ひいきめに

favorably, generously (judging)

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Examples

  1. ひいき目に見ても平凡だ。

    ひいきめにみてもへいぼんだ。

    Even judging generously, it is mediocre.

  2. 親のひいき目に見れば、うちの子は天才だ。

    おやのひいきめにみれば、うちのこはてんさいだ。

    Through a parent's partial eyes, my child is a genius.

  3. 彼女の演技は、ひいき目に見なくても十分に素晴らしかった。

    かのじょのえんぎは、ひいきめにみなくてもじゅうぶんにすばらしかった。

    Her performance was splendid enough without any need to be generous.

Common patterns

ひいき目に見る
to view favorably, to give the benefit of the doubt
ひいき目に見ても
even judging generously
親のひいき目
a parent's partiality

Memory tip

贔屓 is favoritism, so ひいき目 is the eye that favors. It appears almost only with 見る, and the fixed phrase ひいき目に見ても is a signal that criticism is coming next.

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