Word details
首をやる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 首をやる.
Dictionary
Entry
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Usu. figurative
to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat
Examples
自分の直感が、いかに確かなものか自慢した手前、当てがはずれた時は首をやらなければならなくなった。
Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
首
neck, counter for songs and poems
9 strokesFrequency 98JLPT N3Grade 2
On
シュ
Kun
くび
Nanori
おびとこべす
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