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Here's the kicker:

/hɪrz ðə ˈkɪkɚ/

で、極めつけはね

「Here's the kicker:」は「で、極めつけはね」という意味の英語表現です。英語で言うと Introduces the most surprising or ironic part.

例文・会話例

  1. AThe landlord raised the rent, fixed nothing, and here's the kicker: he wants a thank-you gift.
  2. BYou're kidding.
  3. Here's the kicker: the meeting could have been an email.
  4. And here's the kicker. He was the one who called the police.

自然な言い方・避けたい言い方

なぜこう言うのか

kicker =「意外なオチ・とどめ」。話の最後に皮肉や驚きの事実を出すときの前置き。the best part / the worst part のパワーアップ版。

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