雁がん首くび揃そろえる

expression, ichidan verb

sit silently and submissively at a meeting

Derogatory expression for people who attend a meeting but contribute nothing, just sitting there like a row of goose necks. Often used to criticize passive, unengaged participants.

See also: 雁首 (がんくび) · 顔を揃える (かおをそろえる)

• 会かい議ぎで雁がん首くび揃そろえてるだけじゃ意い味みがない。

  It's pointless just sitting there silently at the meeting.

• あいつらはいつも雁がん首くび揃そろえて、何なにも意い見けんを言いわない。

  Those guys always just sit there like bumps on a log and never say anything.