油あぶら売うり

noun

oil peddler

Historical occupation; a person who sold oil, often door-to-door. Now mostly encountered in historical or literary contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには油あぶら売うりが町まちを回まわっていた。

  In the Edo period, oil peddlers went around towns.

noun

lazy person; idler

Idiomatic use derived from the image of an oil peddler who would stop and chat, wasting time. Used to describe someone who is loafing or not working diligently.

• あいつはいつも油あぶら売うりばかりしている。

  That guy is always loafing around.