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臍を噛む
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 臍を噛む.
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Idiomatic expression
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel
Examples
彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。
She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.
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