List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression noun noun (generic)
- (at a) snail's pace, inch by (painful) inch
baseball noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ idiomatic expression
- strikeout
- (several) vain attempts, failing despite giving one's best
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to strike a chord, to tug at one's heartstrings, to resonate
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to be mature and kind, to be well-balanced, to be a good person
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to inflate (figures), to jack up (e.g. a score), to pad
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to be extremely sleepy, to be at the brink of falling asleep
idiomatic expression expression
- insisting one is right even after one has been proven wrong
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- being second to none, being in a league of one's own
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- putting on a brave front, pretending one doesn't care, song of a convict on their way to prison
idiomatic expression slang expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to commit a crime