Pronunciation
Definition
思い出したように (おもいだしたように, Omoidashita.youni) is an idiomatic expression that literarily means ‘as if one has just recalled it’. It is used when something happens or someone resumes something out of the blue after a long period of suspension. Sometimes, it can also have an ironical connotation that you had been suspending what you were supposed/determined to do. For instance, a lot of people get back to the gym after a long break as if they have just recalled that they are supposed to achieve a perfect body. Well, this page also has been updated 思い出したように.
Examples
私は思い出したように英語の勉強を始めた。
I started studying English ‘思い出したように’ (as if I’ve just recalled that I had actually decided to study English.)
思い出したように元彼がメッセージをしてきた。
My ex-boyfriend texted me 思い出したように (as if he had just recalled about me.)
Synonyms: 突然 、急に: suddenly, all of a sudden
Synonyms in English: out of the blue
Related words and phrases: 思い出す (recall, remember)
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