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虎の巻とらのまきExpressionsbook of secrets; inside information; trade secrets · study guide; crib; answer key
虎の子とらのこExpressionstiger cub · one's treasure; precious savings
前門の虎、後門の狼ぜんもんのとら、こうもんのおおかみExpressionsbetween a rock and a hard place; out of the frying pan into the fire
市に虎ありいちにとらありExpressionspeople will believe a falsehood if many repeat it; argumentum ad populum
市に虎を放ついちにとらをはなつExpressionslet a fox into the henhouse; do something dangerous; let loose a tiger in the marketplace
張り子の虎はりこのとらExpressionspapier-mâché tiger toy · paper tiger; all bark and no bite
後門の虎、前門の狼こうもんのとら、ぜんもんのおおかみExpressionsbetween a rock and a hard place; out of the frying pan into the fire
ハナトラノオはなとらのおExpressionsobedient plant; false dragonhead
虎は千里往って千里還るとらはせんりいってせんりかえるExpressionsa parent will do anything for their child
虎の威を借る狐とらのいをかるきつねExpressionsa fox borrowing the tiger's authority; someone who acts arrogantly on borrowed authority
虎の尾とらのおExpressionstiger's tail · gooseneck loosestrife · Asplenium incisum (spleenwort)
虎の尾を踏むとらのおをふむExpressionsplay with fire; take a great risk; step on a tiger's tail
虎は死して皮を留め人は死して名を残すとらはししてかわをとどめひとはししてなをのこすExpressionsa tiger leaves its skin when it dies; a person leaves their name
虎を描きて犬に類すとらをえがきていぬにるいすExpressionsattempting to be something you are not; drawing a tiger that ends up looking like a dog
虎に翼とらにつばさExpressionsmaking the strong even stronger; adding power to power
虎を野に放つとらをのにはなつExpressionslet loose a tiger in the field; unleash something dangerous