List: idiomatic expression

usually written using kana alone  expression  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  idiomatic expression 

• to put on the brakes
• to put a stop to

idiomatic expression  sports  expression  Ichidan verb  verb (generic) 

• to warm the bench, to stay on the bench (as a substitute)

search-only kanji form  idiomatic expression  usually written using kana alone  expression  noun  noun (generic) 

• carrot and stick, candy and whip

idiomatic expression  expression  noun  noun (generic) 

• thorny path

idiomatic expression  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to have both the looks and the substance, to be a compassionate and just person, to be interesting and instructive

idiomatic expression  expression  noun  noun (generic) 

• fortunate error, lucky break, fluke

idiomatic expression  expression  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• neither fish nor fowl, hard-to-predict

idiomatic expression  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale, to use a sprat to catch a mackerel, to get big returns on a small investment

idiomatic expression  expression 

• like water off a duck's back, water on a frog's face

idiomatic expression  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to have a comeback for every remark, to be always ready with excuses, to contradict everything