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~といったらありゃしない

Emphasizes that something is to the extreme; 'you have no idea how...', 'it's incredibly...'.

At a glance

~といったらありゃしない means "it's so ~, you have no idea" or "it's incredibly ~". It is a colloquial, emotional phrase, usually used for negative feelings such as annoyance, frustration or disgust.

い-adj / な-adj stem / Noun + といったらありゃしない

隣となりの部屋へやがうるさいといったらありゃしない。 The room next door is so noisy, you have no idea.


How to form it

Attaches to Example Meaning
い-adjective (dictionary form) うるさいといったらありゃしない incredibly noisy
な-adjective (stem) 退屈たいくつといったらありゃしない incredibly boring
Noun (often an adjective + さ) 寒さむさといったらありゃしない the cold is incredible

ありゃしない is a spoken contraction of ありはしない. The phrase is casual and belongs to speech or informal writing.

Examples

  • その店みせのラーメンは美味おいしいといったらありゃしない。

    You have no idea how delicious the ramen at that shop is.

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