ことわざ・慣用句

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ことわざ四字熟語慣用句

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お先棒を担ぐおさきぼうをかつぐto be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
お蔵入りおくらいりbeing shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; being withheld from publication
じゃじゃ馬じゃじゃうまunmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
そりが合わないそりがあわないunable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
へそが茶を沸かすへそがちゃをわかすwhat a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
へそで茶を沸かすへそでちゃをわかすwhat a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)

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まな板の上の鯉まないたのうえのこい

someone doomed to their fate; fish on the chopping board

まな板の鯉まないたのこいsomeone doomed to their fate; fish on the chopping board

ウマが合ううまがあうto get on well (with someone); to be a good match with one's horse

ケツの穴が小さいけつのあながちいさいsmall-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted

ツケが回ってくるつけがまわってくるto have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)

ツケが回るつけがまわるto have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)

ノミの心臓のみのしんぞうtimidity; cowardice; courage of a flea

パンドラの箱を開けるパンドラのはこをあけるto open (up) a Pandora's box

ラットレースrat race

一泡吹かせるひとあわふかせるto give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

両虎りょうこtwo equal rivals; two tigers

之繞を掛けるしんにゅうをかけるto exaggerate

二兎を追うにとをおうto chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time

二階から目薬にかいからめぐすりfrustratingly difficult task; (applying) eyedrops from the second floor; roundabout and inefficient way; something totally ineffective

亡羊の嘆ぼうようのたんbemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss

以て瞑すべしもってめいすべしbeing so content that one would not mind dying; one can now rest in peace; one ought to be contented with what has been accomplished

俎上の魚そじょうのうおbeing in a helpless situation; (like a) fish on a chopping board

俎上の鯉そじょうのこいsomeone doomed to their fate; fish on the chopping board

借りてきた猫かりてきたねこsomeone who is suddenly quiet and meek; borrowed cat

兎の毛うのけslight amount; just a hair; hair of a rabbit

兎耳うさぎみみlong ears; gossiper

六日の菖蒲むいかのあやめsomething that comes too late to be useful; iris (blooming) on the 6th (i.e. one day too late for the Boy's Day celebration)

前門の虎、後門の狼ぜんもんのとら、こうもんのおおかみbetween the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate

勝ち馬に乗るかちうまにのるto side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon

古い革袋に新しい酒を盛るふるいかわぶくろにあたらしいさけをもるto pour new wine into old wineskins; to give something unorthodox an orthodox presentation

同じ穴のムジナおなじあなのむじな(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; badgers of the same hole

同じ穴の狐おなじあなのきつね(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; foxes of the same hole

同じ穴の狸おなじあなのたぬき(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; raccoon dogs of the same hole

呉牛月に喘ぐごぎゅうつきにあえぐto be overanxious; to worry needlessly

呑舟の魚どんしゅうのうおgreat man; notorious man

嘘八百うそはっぴゃくpack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies

地団駄を踏むじだんだをふむto stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

大山鳴動して鼠一匹たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴきmuch ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse

大虎おおとらdrinker; staggering drunkard

大魚を逸するたいぎょをいっするto miss a big chance; to miss out on a great opportunity; to let a big fish get away

天を仰ぐてんをあおぐto look up to the sky (in frustration or despair); to look skyward helplessly

天馬空を行くてんばくうをゆくto advance unobstructed

寒苦鳥かんくちょう(lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori

寝た子を起こすねたこをおこすto disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; to wake a sleeping child

寺から里へてらからさとへputting the cart before the horse

小虎ことらlight drinker; occasional drinker

尻尾を掴むしっぽをつかむto have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

尻馬に乗るしりうまにのるto follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

尾ひれがつくおひれがつくto become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished