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生
い
き
馬
うま
の
目
め
を
抜
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
Kanji used
生
life
馬
horse
目
eye
抜
pull out
Used in: 73
Composed of
生
い
き
馬
うま
live horse; living horse
目
め
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
抜
ぬ
く
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)