ことわざ・慣用句

日本語のことわざ、四字熟語、慣用句 — JMdict より。

• 飯の種めしのたねmeans of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
• 飯の食い上げめしのくいあげlosing one's means of livelihood
• 飯を食うめしをくうto make a living; to earn one's bread
• 飴と鞭アメとムチcarrot and stick; candy and whip
• 飼い犬に手をかまれるかいいぬにてをかまれるto be betrayed by a trusted follower
• 首が回らないくびがまわらないbeing over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt)
• 首が繋がるくびがつながるto be spared from being fired; to avoid getting the chop