いちかばちか【一か八ばちか】
⇒一か八か
一か八か
一か八かの勝負an all-or-nothing contest一か八かやってみようI'll take a chance on it.／I'll give it a try, sink or s...
鳶尾
〔アヤメ科の草〕an iris
嘘八百
彼はうそ八百を並べ立てたHe told 「a whole pack [all sorts] of lies.／《俗》 He lied his head off.／He lied 「right a...
傍目八目
Onlookers see more than the players.傍目八目で見るとseen from a bystander's vantage point
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな【鬼も十八，番茶も出花】
Any girl looks pretty when she is eighteen.／She is sweet sixteen.（▼英語ではsweet sixteenという決まった言い方がある）
十八番
ハムレットは彼のおはこだったHamlet was his favorite role.／He was particularly good as Hamlet.おはこを出すride one's h...
御八つ
a snack; refreshmentsおやつの時間ですIt's time to have an afternoon snack.おやつを食べ過ぎるeat too much between m...
かぶきじゅうはちばん【歌舞伎十八番】
the repertoire of eighteen classical Kabuki plays; the eighteen popular Kabuki plays
間八
〔アジ科の魚〕an amberjack
