List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression expression
- things that look similar but are completely different, geta and grilled miso
irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have guts, to be plucky, to have nerves of steel
idiomatic expression expression
- not distinguishing between what's good and bad, miso and shit are the same
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression
- 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
idiomatic expression rare term expression
- fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet, stupidity of using people for small things
idiomatic expression expression
- only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once, only fools are gluttons
idiomatic expression rare term expression
- an idiot will swallow anything, an idiot will believe anything they hear, fools act without thinking
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- spoiling someone's work, useless effort, labouring in vain, if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- match made in heaven, perfect match, great coupling, sparrow and bamboo (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
- family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
idiomatic expression expression
- wasting one's efforts, rendering one's efforts futile