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Idioms & Expressions
B2 · Proficient
20 cards
Authentic Japanese idioms, proverbs, and four-character expressions (慣用句・ことわざ・四字熟語) for advanced learners.
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瓜二つ Spitting image
🍡 棚からぼた餅 Windfall profit
🙊 口が軽い Loose-lipped
👨🦲 三日坊主 Quitter
🐴 馬の耳に念仏 Prayers to a horse
🐱 猫をかぶる Wolf in sheep's clothing
🐦 雀の涙 Mere pittance
🦒 首を長くする Look forward to
🔨 相槌を打つ Give backchanneling
🦶 足を洗う Wash one's hands of
🐦 一石二鳥 Kill two birds with one stone
🐙 耳にたこができる Sick of hearing
🦝 捕らぬ狸の皮算用 Count chickens before they hatch
💢 腹が立つ Get angry
👁️ 目の中に入れても痛くない Apple of one's eye
🌎 顔が広い Well-connected
💪 身を粉にする Work one's fingers to the bone
🦅 能ある鷹は爪を隠す Still waters run deep
🪨 石の上にも三年 Perseverance prevails
🧘 七転び八起き Ups and downs of life
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