頭韻
alliterationmightとmainは頭韻を踏む‘Might’ and ‘main’ alliterate.頭韻詩〔詩の形式〕alliterative verse [poetry];〔一...
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...
どしんどしん
〔強く踏む音〕clomp-clomp(▼擬音語)子供たちが2階でどしんどしんと暴れ回っているThe kids are romping [thudding] away upstairs.建築現場か...
どじ
〔へま〕a blunder,《口》 a boo-boo;〔人〕a blundererこのどじめYou idiot!財布を落としたとはどじだなあHow stupid of you to lose ...
二塁
〔野球の〕second (base)二塁を踏む前にアウトになったHe was put out before he reached second (base).二塁手a second basema...
白刃
I〔抜いた刀〕a drawn sword白刃を振りかざした男が飛び掛かってきたA man sprang on me, brandishing a naked sword.II〔危険な場面〕白刃を...
薄氷
薄氷を踏む思いだI feel as if I were treading on thin ice./I feel as if things might cave in on me at any ...
針
I〔縫い針,レコード針〕a needle;〔留め針〕a pin;〔釣り針〕a hook;〔時計の針〕a hand;〔とげ〕a thorn;〔蜂などの針〕a sting針のめどthe eye of...
はりのやま【針の山】
針の山を踏む思いをするfeel as if one were treading on thorns