牛ぎゅう耳じ

noun

ox ears; ears of an ox

Literal meaning: the ears of an ox. Most often encountered in the idiom 牛耳る (ぎゅうじる, 'to dominate, to control'), where it is used figuratively.

• 牛ぎゅう耳じという言こと葉ばは、単たん独どくではあまり使つかわれず、「牛ぎゅう耳じる」という動どう詞しの形かたちでよく見みかける。

  The word 牛耳 is rarely used alone; it is most often seen in the verb form 牛耳る (to dominate).