Zさん："You know that thing where you feel like you have to sneeze, but then you can't after all? There is a Japanese phrase for that: 「出そうで出ない。」Isn't that interesting?"
Aさん：「面白そうで面白くない。」
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Z-san explains: "出そうで出ない is pronounced 'deso de denai', it literally means 'want to exit, but didn't' ". 面白そうで面白くない (omoshiroso de omoshirokunai) means 'want to be interesting, but wasn't' ".
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