きにしもあらず
nakini shimo arazu

Expression

1. not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

Usually Written in Kana
もっと単刀 たんとう直入 ちょくにゅう ってくれないかな。隔靴 かっか掻痒 そうよう かんなきにしもあらずだよ。
motto tantōchokunyūni itte kurenaikana. kakkasōyōno kan nakini shimo arazudayo.
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
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