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JLPT N1 Grammar

とばかりに

N1様子

N1 · 様子 · 句子plain form / 命令形 / 意向形 + とばかりに

as if to say; as though

句子plain form / 命令形 / 意向形 + とばかりに

Shows that although not directly spoken, an action, expression, or attitude seems to express the first content.

Often used to describe expressions, actions, or attitudes, with a literary or narrative feel.

彼はもう待てないとばかりに、席を立って出口へ向かった。

As if to say he could no longer wait, he stood up and headed for the exit.

Do not use it for actual quoted speech; it emphasizes 'as if expressing.'

The mouth does not say it, but the action does.

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