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うだつが上がらない
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word うだつが上がらない.
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Idiomatic expression
no hope of getting ahead
Examples
天才にもかかわらず、彼は相変わらずうだつがあがらない。
For all his genius he is as obscure as ever.
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