徹頭徹尾
徹頭徹尾やり込められたWe were on the defensive from beginning to end.あいつは徹頭徹尾厚顔無恥だHe is 「thoroughly shameles...
掉尾
an end; a close掉尾の勇を振るうmake a final effort／put on a final spurt彼女のピアノ演奏が音楽会の掉尾を飾ったHer piano perfo...
蜥蜴
a lizard（▼やもり，かなへびを含む）とかげの皮lizard skin大統領はとかげの尻尾切りで政権を維持したThe President managed to stay in office...
とかげのしっぽきり【とかげの尻尾切り】
大統領はとかげの尻尾切りで政権を維持したThe President managed to stay in office by sacrificing lower ranking officials.
特徴
a characteristic; a feature; a peculiarity（▼featureは注意を引く顕著な特色，特に顔など，そのものの中で目立つ部分，peculiarityは他と変...
止め
1〔終わり〕an end彼女の手紙の末尾には止めのあいさつがなかったThere was no complimentary close at the end of her letter.2〔止める...
虎
I〔動物〕〔雄〕a tiger；〔雌〕a tigress；〔子〕a tiger cubII〔酔っぱらい〕a drunkとらになるget drunk虎の威を借るきつねa person 「who s...
とらのおをふむ【虎の尾を踏む】
tread on a tiger's tail；〔危険を冒す〕take a great riskとらの尾を踏む心地だったI kept expecting everything to blow u...
七草
1〔７種類の草〕春の七草the seven herbs of spring秋の七草the seven flowers of autumn2〔１月７日〕the Seventh of January...
濁す
I〔濁らせる〕make ((water)) turbid酒を濁すmake sake cloudy泥で水を濁すmake water muddyII〔あいまいにする〕言葉を濁すspeak ambig...
