say something; make a remark
勝手に勝手な事を言うな。
Don't go saying whatever you feel like.
勝手な事を言うな。
Don't say whatever you feel like.
父はおかしい事を言うのが好きだ。
My father likes saying funny things.
彼はまた曖昧な事を言うかも知れない。
He might say something vague again.
彼があんな事を言うなんて不思議だ。
It's strange that he would say something like that.
選挙の時だけ政治家はうまい事を言う
Politicians only say what people want to hear during elections.
— マルコムＸ (1992)
彼はいかにも留学したような事を言う。
He talks as though he studied abroad.