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そうは問屋(とんや)が卸(おろ)さないthings don't work that well in the real world, things seldom go as one wishes, that is expecting too much, it won't be that easy, the wholesaler won't sell it like that

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      things don't work that well in the real world, things seldom go as one wishes, that is expecting too much, it won't be that easy, the wholesaler won't sell it like that

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    そうは問屋が卸さない 【そうはとんやがおろさない】、そうは問屋がおろさない 【そうはとんやがおろさない】

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