狸たぬきの金きん玉たま八はち畳じょう敷じき

expression, noun

something spread out widely; something taking a lot of space

Rare, humorous idiomatic expression literally meaning 'eight tatami mats of a raccoon dog's scrotum', used to describe something that is spread out or takes up a lot of room. Often used in a joking or exaggerated manner.

• 彼かれの荷に物もつは狸たぬきの金きん玉たま八はち畳じょう敷じきだ。

  His luggage is spread out all over the place.

• 会かい議ぎの資し料りょうが机つくえの上うえに狸たぬきの金きん玉たま八はち畳じょう敷じきになっている。

  The meeting materials are taking up a huge amount of space on the desk.