This person from France is a fan of “chivalry movies” (任侠映画, ninkyou eiga), and she
This person from France is a fan of “chivalry movies” (任侠映画, ninkyou eiga), and she quotes one of her favorite phrases, which uses the idiomatic phrase 目が黒いうち (me ga kuroi uchi), which is a way of saying “as long as I’m alive…” (usually with the intent of not allowing something to happen). It’s probably similar to saying a pledge like “As surely as my eyes are black…”But as the teacher notes, the woman’s eyes are blue. Ah. Such is the fun of idiomatic phrases.決めゼリフ (kime zerifu, signature phrase). -- source link
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