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Tag Archives: half-ass
Any shape other than the actual shape, really
四角な座敷を丸く掃く (Shikaku na zashiki wo maruku haku; “To sweep a circle in a square room”) Definition: To shirk; to cut corners; to do a bad job at something because you put in the bare minimum of thought and effort. Like … Continue reading
Like borrowing a cup
(Not a cup of sugar, mind you. Just a cup.) 人の褌で相撲を取る (Hito no fundoshi de sumou wo toru; “Doing sumo in someone else’s loincloth”) Definition: Using something that belongs to someone else for your own benefit or profit. Taking advantage … Continue reading
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Tagged ふんどし, borrowing, cutting corners, 相撲, half-ass, loincloth, Shikitei Sanba, sumo, yuck yuck yuck, 式亭三馬, 滑稽四十八癖, 他人
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