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ようなことを言う

say something like that; say something of that kind

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say something like that; say something of that kind Used when describing someone saying something of a certain kind. The phrase ようなこと modifies こと, and を言う means “to say”; depending on context, it can also mean “say such a thing” or “say things like that.”
JA: 君が私を困惑させるようなことを言うなんて、あり得ないよ。
EN: I can't believe you would say something that would confuse me.

その子はまるで大人のようなことを言う。

That child says things like an adult.

何がウォズニアック大司教このようなことを言うために？

What made Archbishop Wozniak say such a thing?

— 教皇選挙 (2024)

君が私を困惑させるようなことを言うなんてあり得ないよ。

There’s no way you’d say something that would confuse me.