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〜に限って: of all times/people; especially

N2 · 06 Extent and degree

Picks out one particular case, usually to say that something bad happens only then, or that someone would never do something.

Noun + に限って. Meaning 1: bad luck on one occasion (急いでいる日に限って、電車が遅れる). Meaning 2: a person who surely would not do it (うちの子に限って、そんなことはしない). The speaker is surprised or has trust.

Examples

急いそいでいる日ひに限にかぎって、電車でんしゃが遅おくれる。

Of all days, the train is late on the day I am in a hurry.

うちの子こに限にかぎって、嘘うそはつかないはずです。

My child would never tell a lie, I'm sure.

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