JLPT N1 Advanced
言いなり
Doing exactly as told; blind obedience
Readings
Other forms
言い成り less common kanji
〜の言いなりになる to be at someone's beck and call
〜を言いなりにする to make someone your puppet
Noun
"At someone's beck and call" / "Yes-man"
Describes a state of passive submission where one blindly follows another person’s orders without objection or will of their own.
Example
彼 は 部長 の 言いなり だから 、 信用 でき ない 。
He's the department head's yes-man, so you can't trust him.
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