Project 52 - Japanese idioms
Project 52 (#PJ52) is 52 consecutive days creating project.
1 theme, 52 experiences.
7 seasons a year.
#51, 名を成す
to win fame / win renown / make a name
#50, 壺にはまる
to get hooked on a joke / to hit the spot / crack up
#49, 空気を読む
to read between the lines / to read the situation / to sense the mood
#48, 角が取れる
to mellow / to become softened by maturity
#47, 馬が合う
get along well / hit it off
#46, 甘く見る
to not take seriously / to take lightly / to underestimate
#45, 伏線を張る
drop an advance hint / allude to ~ as a preliminary
#44, 我を忘れる
beside oneself / to forget oneself / to lose control of oneself
#43, 呂律が回らない
cannot speak clearly / cannot articulate
#42, レッテルを貼られる
to label
#41, 類がない
unprecedented / unequaled / unique / one of a kind
#40, 理に適う
be reasonable / to make sense
#39, 埒が明く
to come to a settlement (あかない: make no progress, remain unsettled)
#38, 用を足す
relieve oneself / do one's business
#37, 指をくわえる
to look on enviously while doing nothing; to look on with a finger in one's mouth
#36, 焼きを入れる
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
#35, 物にする
to master / to make one's own / to win (someone's heart)
#34, 目じゃない
no big deal / no match / not worth worrying about
#33, 虫がいい
selfish / asking too much
#32, 耳にタコができる
hear enough / hear too often
#31, 間が抜ける
to look (sound) fool / to have a critical lack
#30, 骨のある
man of spirit / a staunch fellow
#29, 下手の横好き
loving something but being very bad at it / dabster
#28, 風前の灯
a candle flickering before the wind / on the verge of
#27, ピンからキリまで
from the superb to the appalling
#26, 腹を抱える
to roll around laughing / hold one's sides
#25, 喉から手が出る
to want something desperately
#24, 猫を被る
play the hypocrite / a wolf in sheep's clothing
#23, 抜きつ抜かれつ
back-and-forth / neck-and-neck / nip and tuck
#22, 似て非なる
similar but different / chalk and cheese
#21, 何食わぬ顔
pretending not to know / nonchalantly
#20, どこ吹く風
showing no concern at all / being not at all bothered
#19, 天狗になる
become big-headed / full of oneself / being cocky
#18, 鶴の一声
final word / voice of authority
#17, 宙に浮く
floating in the air / pending / undecided
#16, 大事を取る
do not take risks / play it safe
#15, そつがない faultless / handle anything with no problem
#14, 是が非でも
at any cost / desperately / by all means
#13, 筋がいい
have an aptitude / have a feel for
#12, 食が細い
eat like a bird / has a small appetite
#11, 様になる
to start looking appropriate
#10, 心を打つ
to touch (a person's) heart / to impress
#09, けりがつく
to come to an end / have closure
#08, 口が軽い
loose tongue / blabbermouth
#07, 木が短い
short-tempered
#06, 顔が広い
widely known / has many connections
#05, 大目に見る
to overlook / wink at / tolerate
#04, 絵になる
picture perfect / photogenic
#03, 上の空
spacing out / head in the clouds /off in la-la land
#02, 息が長い
sustained / long-running
#01 脂が乗る
to hit one’s stride / on a roll