下手な考え休むに似たり

へたなかんがえやすむににたり
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A proverb meaning it's better to do nothing than to offer a poor or ill-considered idea; inadequate ideas may be worse than silence.

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プレゼンで無理に意見を言うより、下手な考え休むに似たりだと思う。

I think it's better to remain silent than to force an opinion in a presentation and risk sounding foolish.

彼の提案は場違いで、まさに下手な考え休むに似たりだった。

His proposal was inappropriate—exactly a case where a poor idea is better left unsaid.

ことわざにあるように、下手な考え休むに似たりと諭された。

As the proverb says, I was told that a poor idea is better left unsaid.

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