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つめあかせんの 爪の垢を煎じて飲む
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending
1. to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it​Idiomatic expression
Other forms
つめの垢を煎じて飲む 【つめのあかをせんじてのむ】、爪のあかを煎じて飲む 【つめのあかをせんじてのむ】

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