Words — 5 found
かちゅうくりひろ
火中の栗を拾う
1. to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; to gather chestnuts from the fireIdiomatic expression, orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine
あぶはしわた
危ない橋を渡る
1. to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; to cross a dangerous bridgeIdiomatic expression
あぶない橋を渡る 【あぶないはしをわたる】
ひとふんどしすもうと
人の褌で相撲を取る
1. to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; to wrestle sumo in someone else's loinclothIdiomatic expression, See also 他人のふんどしで相撲を取る たにんのふんどしですもうをとる
たにんふんどしすもうと
他人の褌で相撲を取る
1. to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; to wrestle sumo in someone else's loinclothIdiomatic expression, See also 人の褌で相撲を取る