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商いは牛のよだれあきないはうしのよだれExpressionsone should not rush to make a profit; business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool
女賢しくて牛売り損なうおんなさかしくてうしうりそこなうExpressionseven a clever woman is bound to mess up; a clever woman fails to sell a cow
早牛も淀、遅牛も淀はやうしもよど、おそうしもよどExpressionsthere is no point in hurrying; haste makes waste
暗がりから牛を引き出すくらがりからうしをひきだすExpressionsbe unable to tell things apart; fumble in the dark
牛に引かれて善光寺参りうしにひかれてぜんこうじまいりExpressionsunexpected good fortune through another's invitation
牛の歩みうしのあゆみExpressionssnail's pace; very slow progress
牛は牛連れ馬は馬連れうしはうしづれうまはうまづれExpressionsbirds of a feather flock together; like attracts like
牛の舌うしのしたExpressionscow's tongue · sole (fish)
牛を馬に乗り換えるうしをうまにのりかえるExpressionsswitch from something bad to something good; trade up
角を矯めて牛を殺すつのをためてうしをころすExpressionsto throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point
遅牛も淀、早牛も淀おそうしもよど、はやうしもよどExpressionsthere is no point in hurrying; slow and steady wins the race
食べてすぐ寝ると牛になるたべてすぐねるとうしになるExpressionsdon't lie down right after eating (or you'll turn into a cow)
馬に乗るまでは牛に乗れうまにのるまではうしにのれExpressionslearn to crawl before you learn to walk