VOCABULARY
目が肥える
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to have a refined eye (for quality)
have a discerning eye, have good taste, be particular about quality, be difficult to please (due to having seen many good things)
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Example sentences
彼は絵に関して目が肥えている。
He has a refined eye when it comes to paintings.
良い物を見て目が肥えた。
After seeing good things, I developed a discerning eye.
目が肥えた客は安物を選ばない。
Customers with good taste don't choose cheap items.
彼女は目が肥えていて満足させにくい。
She is difficult to please because she has a discerning eye.
Practice exercises
1
長年骨董品を見てきたので、すっかり目が肥えている。
Having seen antiques for many years, he has completely developed a discerning eye.
Answer
目が肥えている目が肥えています
2
高いものばかり見慣れていると、だんだん目が肥えてくる。
If you get used to seeing only expensive things, you gradually develop a discerning eye.
Answer
目が肥えてくる目が肥えてきます
3
彼女は世界中の料理を味わってきたので、もう普通のレストランでは満足できないほど目が肥えている。
Having tasted cuisine from all over the world, she has become so discerning that she can no longer be satisfied with ordinary restaurants.
Answer
目が肥えている目が肥えています
4
彼は若い頃から一流の作品に触れてきたため、その審美眼は誰もが認めるほど目が肥えている。
Because he has been exposed to first-class works since he was young, his aesthetic sense is so refined that everyone acknowledges it.
Answer
目が肥えている目が肥えています
5
良い物を見てきた人は目が肥える。
People who have seen good things have a discerning eye.
Answer
目が肥える目が肥えます