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ごめんですむならけいさつはいらない
Meanings
Expression
1. just saying sorry isn't enough; sorry won't cut it;
(lit.)
if "sorry" were all it took (to settle things), we wouldn't need police
Alt. forms
ごめんで
済
す
むなら
警
けい
察
さつ
はいらない
ごめんですむならけいさつはいらない
Composed of
す
む
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
けいさつ
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody