NichiDict

蒸し返す

むしかえす
蒸返す
[mushikaesu]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to reheat; to steam over

2.GodanTransitive

to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up; to rehash

Examples

残り物を蒸返して昼食にした。

I reheated the leftovers for lunch.

終わった話を何度も蒸返すのはやめよう。

Let's stop bringing up things that are already over.

古い議論を蒸返しても解決にはならない。

Rehashing old arguments won't lead to a solution.