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いきうまのめをぬく
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
Alt. forms
生いき馬うまの目めを抜ぬく
いきうまのめをぬく
Composed of
live horse; living horse
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)