慣用句
2つ以上の言葉が結びついて、全体で決まった意味を表す言い回しです。
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- 休止符を打つきゅうしふをうつto put a period to, to put an end to, to settle (for the time being)
- 錦上花を添えるきんじょうはなをそえるto crown beauty with even greater glory
- 白羽の矢が立つしらはのやがたつto be selected (from among many people)
- 白羽の矢を立てるしらはのやをたてるto select someone (out of many people)
- 猫も杓子もねこもしゃくしも何もかも。誰も彼も。every Tom, Dick and Harry, any one or thing
- 種をまくたねをまくto sow seeds, to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
- 盗人猛々しいぬすっとたけだけしいbrazen-faced (about one's misdeed), audacious (despite being in the wrong), shameless, impudent
- 腕が立つうでがたつto be talented, to be able
- いずれ菖蒲か杜若いずれあやめかかきつばた優れているものが複数あって、選択に迷う例え。特に、美しい女性が複数いる場合に用いる。(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other, both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
- 角が立つかどがたつto cause offence (offense), to create hard feelings
- 痛くも痒くもないいたくもかゆくもないof no concern at all, I couldn't care less, no skin off my nose
- 百害あって一利なしひゃくがいあっていちりなし有害な事柄ばかりで利益になる点が一つもない。all pain, no gain, doing no good and a lot of harm, having no redeeming features, being a complete disadvantage
- 面の皮が厚いつらのかわがあついshameless, bold, brazen
- ウドの大木うどのたいぼくbig but useless person
- 水を向けるみずをむけるto try and draw someone out, to fish for information, (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them, to offer water before a grave
- 引けを取るひけをとる負ける。劣る。to be outdone (by), to be in inferior (to), to compare unfavorably (with), to be behind
- 手に汗を握るてにあせをにぎるto sit on the edge of one's seat, to be in breathless suspense
- 飯の食い上げめしのくいあげlosing one's means of livelihood
- 声を呑むこえをのむto choke up, to be speechless, to hold one's tongue
- 尻尾を巻くしっぽをまくto tuck one's tail between one's legs, to admit defeat, to turn tail (and run)
- 年貢の納め時ねんぐのおさめどき悪事をし続けた者が遂に捕らえられて罪に服すべき時。 物事に見切りをつけるべき時。time to pay the piper
- 目に物見せるめにものみせるto teach someone a lesson, to show someone a thing or two, to show someone what one can do
- 冷や飯を食うひやめしをくう冷遇される。 居候をする。to depend on someone for food and lodging, to be treated coldly, to be kept in a low position
- 氷山の一角ひょうざんのいっかくたまたま表面に現れた大きな物事のほんの一部のこと。tip of the iceberg
- 水と油みずとあぶら性質的、性格的に逆ゆえに、全く調和しないこと。two incompatible things (or people), (going together like) oil and water
- 肩の荷が下りるかたのにがおりるto feel relieved of one's burden, to have a weight removed from one's mind
- 足が地に着かないあしがちにつかないlosing oneself, on top of the world, walking on air, frivolous
- 足が途絶えるあしがとだえるto lose all customers (visitors, etc.)
- 足を引っ張るあしをひっぱる他人の成功や物事の進行を、意図的に妨害する。 ある行為がきっかけで物事の進行を阻害してしまう。to hold back (someone) from achieving success, to stand in the way of, to sabotage
- 息がかかるいきがかかるto have the personal support of (an influential person), to be under the patronage of
- 身も蓋もないみもふたもないblunt, to the point, direct, outspoken
- 手ぐすね引くてぐすねひくto be ready and waiting, to be on the alert, to be on the watch
- お鉢が回ってくるおはちがまわってくるit's my turn, the ball is in my court, it's up to me
- 河岸を変えるかしをかえるto try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.), to go somewhere else
- 噛んで含めるかんでふくめるto explain carefully and slowly, to explain politely in simple terms, to spoon-feed
- 愚の骨頂ぐのこっちょう非常にばかげていること。非常にくだらないこと。the height of folly, sheer stupidity
- 雲行きが怪しいくもゆきがあやしいthe clouds look menacing, things don't look good
- 大ぼらを吹くおおぼらをふくto talk through one's hat, to blow one's own horn
- 小首を傾げるこくびをかしげるto look slightly doubtful, to look puzzled
- 心を鬼にするこころをおににする気の毒に思いながら厳しい態度をとる。to harden one's heart, to steel oneself
- そうは問屋が卸さないそうはとんやがおろさないそんなに上手くいくものではない。things don't work that well in the real world, things seldom go as one wishes, that is expecting too much, it won't be that easy
- 歯牙にもかけないしがにもかけないtaking no notice of, paying no attention to
- 杖とも柱とも頼むつえともはしらともたのむto count on someone as the only support
- つぶしが利くつぶしがきくto be able to do other work, to have transferable skills, to be adaptable
- 手の施しようがないてのほどこしようがないbeyond help, there's nothing that can be done
- 手が離せないてがはなせないunable to leave the work at hand, right in the middle of something, tied up, busy
- 手の内を見せるてのうちをみせるto reveal one's true intentions, to show one's cards
- 出る幕ではないでるまくではないit is none of one's business, it is not one's place to say (do) something
- 伝家の宝刀を抜くでんかのほうとうをぬくto employ one's secret weapon, to play one's trump card, to use the ace up one's sleeve
- 同日の談ではないどうじつのだんではないnot to be spoken of in the same breath, cannot be compared, defying all comparison, bearing no comparison
- ねじり鉢巻きでねじりはちまきでas hard as one can, with one's whole heart
- 二股をかけるふたまたをかけるto cheat (in a romantic relationship), to play it both ways, to sit on the fence, to two-time
- 手を貸すてをかすto lend a hand, to help
- 足るを知るたるをしるto know one has enough, to be satisfied with one's lot in life
- 口にのぼせるくちにのぼせるto talk about (something)
- 目に角を立てるめにかどをたてるto look angrily at, to look with anger in one's eyes
- 金魚のフンきんぎょのふんperson who just tags along, hanger-on, person who follows someone around like a shadow, clingy person
- 目を皿にするめをさらにするたいそう驚いて、普段以上に目を見開く。 ありかのわからなくなったものを探し出そうと、目を大きく開けて捜索する。to open one's eyes wide
- 目から鼻へ抜けるめからはなへぬけるto be very shrewd, to be highly intelligent, to be very smart
- 世を渡るよをわたるto make one's way in the world, to earn one's living, to live