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鱗
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Idiomatic expression
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one
Examples
彼、ボスの逆鱗に触れ、地方支店に追いやられたよ。
He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
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Idiomatic expression; Orig. meaning
to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
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Idiomatic expression
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
Examples
目から鱗が落ちた。
I can see the light.
目から鱗の落ちる目からウロコの落ちる目からうろこの落ちるめからうろこのおちる (目から鱗の落ちる/目からうろこの落ちる)めからウロコのおちる (目からウロコの落ちる)ExpressionFreq #272331
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Idiomatic expression; Noun or verb acting prenominally
revelatory
Examples
目からうろこの落ちる思いです。
The scales have fallen from my eyes.
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Idiomatic expression; Abbreviation
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
