したてにでる【下手に出る】
be modest [self-effacing, unassuming]; take a modest approach; adopt an unassuming attitude下手に出てい...
したにもおかない【下にも置かない】
下にも置かない持てなしをしたThey gave him a hearty welcome./They 「did their best [《口》 pulled out all the stops]...
したのさき【舌の先】
⇒したさき(舌先)母親を舌の先で丸め込んで旅費をせしめたHe talked [coaxed/cajoled] his mother into paying his travel(ing) exp...
したのねのかわかぬうち【舌の根の乾かぬうち】
その舌の根の乾かぬうちに彼は陳述を否認したNo sooner were the words out of his mouth than he denied what he had said.
したをだす【舌を出す】
1〔きまり悪がって〕発音を間違えてペロッと舌を出したEmbarrassed by her mispronunciation she stuck out the tip of her tongue...
したをまく【舌を巻く】
彼の歌には同級生も舌を巻いたHis classmates were filled with admiration for his singing.
したをまく【舌を巻く】
彼の健啖けんたんぶりに舌を巻いたI was astounded at his appetite.
しっぽをだす【尻尾を出す】
まんまとしっぽを出したHe has given himself away completely./He has completely betrayed his true intentions.
しっぽをつかむ【尻尾をつかむ】
彼のしっぽをつかんでいるので何だって命令できるI can order him about because I've 「got hold of something he doesn't want ...
しっぽをふる【尻尾を振る】
彼は社長に尻尾を振っているHe is fawning on his boss.