いすかの嘴はし

expression, noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

things not going as hoped; unexpected mismatch; crossbill's beak (literal)

Idiomatic expression likening a situation to a crossbill's beak, whose upper and lower parts are misaligned. Often used in the pattern 〜の食い違い with the same meaning. The literal sense refers to the actual beak of a crossbill.

See also: イスカ

• 計けい画かくがいすかの嘴はしになってしまった。

  The plan ended up not coming together as expected.

• 二人ふたりの意い見けんはいすかの嘴はしの食くい違ちがいだ。

  Their opinions are completely at odds, like a crossbill's mismatched beak.