蚊帳の外

かやのそと
Alternative writings: かやの外
Frequency:
1

Being excluded from discussion or information; kept out of the loop. Literally 'outside the mosquito net.'

ExpressionNounIdiomatic Expression

Examples

プロジェクトの重要な会議に呼ばれず、私は蚊帳の外に置かれていると感じた。

I wasn't invited to the important project meeting and felt like I was being kept out of the loop.

彼女は決定プロセスから意図的に蚊帳の外にされた。

She was deliberately left out of the decision-making process.

小さな変更についてはチーム全員に伝えたが、一部のメンバーはまだ蚊帳の外だ。

I informed the whole team about the minor changes, but some members are still out of the loop.