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WorksheetsKotowaza Quiz 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the following expression mean?
水に流す （みずに ながす）
Literal meaning: Let something be washed away in the water
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Clear away corruption
Clean the place up
Forgive and forget
What does the following expression mean?
泣きっ面に蜂 (なきっつら に はち）
Literal meaning: A bee to a crying face
Crying attracts bees
Misfortunes never come alone....
A bee's tears
Don't cry if a bee stings you
What does the following expression mean?
しっぽを だす
Literal meaning: Stick your tail out
Pull someone's tail
Pull someone's leg
Accidently give yourself away
Step on someone's tail
What does the following expression mean?
足を 洗う （あし を あらう）
Literal meaning: Wash feet
Make a fresh start
Wash your legs
Wash your hands
Show respect to someone by washing their feet
What does the following expression mean?
毒にも 薬にも ならない（どくにも くすりにも ならない）
Literal meaning: Is neither poison nor medicine
Is safe
Is venomous
Can be used for medicinal purposes
Is completely useless
What does the following expression mean?
寝耳に水 （ねみみに みず）
Literal meaning: Water in the ears of someone sleeping
A practical joke
Trying to talk to someone who won't listen
A bolt out of the blue (a shock)
Brainwash someone when they are sleeping
What does the following expression mean?
雨降って 地固まる（あめふって じかたまる）
Literal meaning: Rain firms the ground
It is harder to plant seeds after the rain
Adversity builds character
Even gentle things like rain can spoil the crop
Make hay while the sun shines
What does the following expression mean?
虫の息（むしの いき）
Literal meaning: Breath of an insect
On the verge of death
Softly
Gently
Intangible
What does the following expression mean?
あぐらをかく
Literal meaning:Sit cross-legged
Use something improperly
Rest on your laurels
Be afraid to branch out
Keep your feet of the ground. Be careful
What does the following expression mean?
窓際族 （まどぎわぞく）
Literal meaning: Window tribe
People who have succeeded and have been given corner office
Dreamers who do no work but keep looking out of the window
People who are contemplating jumping out of the window
People who have been "kicked upstairs." Promoted beyond function
