Japanese quiz - idiom phrases part III
Sorry for the delay. Here's the last part of the idiom phrases quiz:
Intro recap:
One of the many interesting characteristics of Japanese is that there are many idiomatic expressions that use body parts to infer their meanings. For example: 口[くち]に合[あ]う（kuchi ni au） - to match one's mouth - means to suit one's taste (of food). Another example: the phrase 目[め]が高[たか]い(me ga takai) - one's eyes being high or expensive - is used to describe a person having good taste.
Japanese quiz - idiom phrases part III
腕[うで] - arms
1. 腕が立[た]つ (Ude ga tatsu) - to have arms that stand
a. To be talented
2. 腕が鳴[な]る (Ude ga naru) - to have arms that ring
b. To have an urge to put one’s skills to use
3. 腕を磨[みが]く (Ude wo migaku) - to polish one's arms
c. To improve one’s skill
Poll
足[あし] - legs
1. 足が出[で]る (Ashi ga deru) - to have legs that stick out
a. To go somewhere (far)
2. 足が棒[ぼう]になる (Ashi ga bou ne naru) - to have legs that turned into rods
b. To go somewhere / reach certain point one hasn't been before
3. 足を洗[あら]う (Ashi wo arau) - to wash one's legs
c. To go over one’s budget
4. 足を伸[の]ばす (Ashi wo nobasu) - to let one's legs grow
d. To have tired legs
5. 足を運[はこ]ぶ (Ashi wo hakobu) - to carry one's legs
e. To hinder someone from doing something
6. 足を引[ひ]っ張[ぱ]る (Ashi wo hipparu) - to pull one's legs
f. To stop doing bad things
Poll
気[き] - spirit / spiritual energy
1. 気がある (Ki ga aru) - one having spiritual energy
a. To be clever / tactful
2. 気が多[おお]い (Ki ga ooi) - one having large quantity of spiritual energy
b. To be distracted
3. 気が重[おも]い (Ki ga omoi) - to have heavy spirit
c. To be impatient and short-tempered
4. 気が利[き]く (Ki ga kiku) - to have skillful spirit
d. To be very patient
5. 気が散[ち]る (Ki ga chiru) - to have scattered spirit
e. To have interest in someone
6. 気がつく (Ki ga tsuku) - one with spiritual energy accompanied them
f. To have many interests
7. 気が長[なが]い (Ki ga nagai) - to have long spirit
g. To lack motivation
8. 気が短[みじか]い (Ki ga mijikai) - to have short spirit
h. To realize
9. 気をもむ (Ki wo momu) - to massage one's spirit
i. To worry about something
Poll
Others
1. 舌[した]を巻[ま]く (Shita wo maku) - to roll one's tongue
a. To live off one’s parents
2. すねをかじる (Sune wo kajiru) - to gnaw on one's shin
b. To become annoyed
3. のどから手[て]が出[で]る (Nodo kara te ga deru) - to have hands come out from one's throat
c. To be very impressed
4. へそを曲[ま]げる (Heso wo mageru) - to bend one's belly button
d. To want something dearly
5. 骨[ほね]を折[お]る (Hone wo oru) - to break one's bone
e. To work hard at doing something
6. 身[み]に着[つ]ける (Mi ne tsukeru) - to put (something) on one's body
f. To master something
Poll
Answers tomorrow. Enjoy! :-)
Previously:
Idiom Phrases Part II ( Answer)
Idiom Phrases Part I ( Answer)
Intro recap:
One of the many interesting characteristics of Japanese is that there are many idiomatic expressions that use body parts to infer their meanings. For example: 口[くち]に合[あ]う（kuchi ni au） - to match one's mouth - means to suit one's taste (of food). Another example: the phrase 目[め]が高[たか]い(me ga takai) - one's eyes being high or expensive - is used to describe a person having good taste.
Japanese quiz - idiom phrases part III
腕[うで] - arms
1. 腕が立[た]つ (Ude ga tatsu) - to have arms that stand
a. To be talented
2. 腕が鳴[な]る (Ude ga naru) - to have arms that ring
b. To have an urge to put one’s skills to use
3. 腕を磨[みが]く (Ude wo migaku) - to polish one's arms
c. To improve one’s skill
Poll
足[あし] - legs
1. 足が出[で]る (Ashi ga deru) - to have legs that stick out
a. To go somewhere (far)
2. 足が棒[ぼう]になる (Ashi ga bou ne naru) - to have legs that turned into rods
b. To go somewhere / reach certain point one hasn't been before
3. 足を洗[あら]う (Ashi wo arau) - to wash one's legs
c. To go over one’s budget
4. 足を伸[の]ばす (Ashi wo nobasu) - to let one's legs grow
d. To have tired legs
5. 足を運[はこ]ぶ (Ashi wo hakobu) - to carry one's legs
e. To hinder someone from doing something
6. 足を引[ひ]っ張[ぱ]る (Ashi wo hipparu) - to pull one's legs
f. To stop doing bad things
Poll
気[き] - spirit / spiritual energy
1. 気がある (Ki ga aru) - one having spiritual energy
a. To be clever / tactful
2. 気が多[おお]い (Ki ga ooi) - one having large quantity of spiritual energy
b. To be distracted
3. 気が重[おも]い (Ki ga omoi) - to have heavy spirit
c. To be impatient and short-tempered
4. 気が利[き]く (Ki ga kiku) - to have skillful spirit
d. To be very patient
5. 気が散[ち]る (Ki ga chiru) - to have scattered spirit
e. To have interest in someone
6. 気がつく (Ki ga tsuku) - one with spiritual energy accompanied them
f. To have many interests
7. 気が長[なが]い (Ki ga nagai) - to have long spirit
g. To lack motivation
8. 気が短[みじか]い (Ki ga mijikai) - to have short spirit
h. To realize
9. 気をもむ (Ki wo momu) - to massage one's spirit
i. To worry about something
Poll
Others
1. 舌[した]を巻[ま]く (Shita wo maku) - to roll one's tongue
a. To live off one’s parents
2. すねをかじる (Sune wo kajiru) - to gnaw on one's shin
b. To become annoyed
3. のどから手[て]が出[で]る (Nodo kara te ga deru) - to have hands come out from one's throat
c. To be very impressed
4. へそを曲[ま]げる (Heso wo mageru) - to bend one's belly button
d. To want something dearly
5. 骨[ほね]を折[お]る (Hone wo oru) - to break one's bone
e. To work hard at doing something
6. 身[み]に着[つ]ける (Mi ne tsukeru) - to put (something) on one's body
f. To master something
Poll
Answers tomorrow. Enjoy! :-)
Previously:
Idiom Phrases Part II ( Answer)
Idiom Phrases Part I ( Answer)