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首を洗って待つ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 首を洗って待つ.
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Idiomatic expression; Usu. in the imperative, as a threat
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
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