List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
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- the die is cast, there is no going back, alea iacta est
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- losing everything, suffering a total loss, coming to nothing, having lost the interest and the principal
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to prepare oneself for the worst, to strengthen one's resolve, to accept one's fate, to prepare oneself
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to find fault (with trivial matters), to scold over minor things, to get angry over trifles, to raise one's eyebrows
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be itching to put one's skills to use
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more, giving someone an inch and having them take a mile, taking Gansu only to want Sichuan
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to fail one step short of great success, to fall at the last hurdle
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- intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself, going for wool and coming home shorn, the biter bit, the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to fall for a trick, to be taken in, to play into the hands (of)
idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- tightly packed, full to capacity, jam-packed