食たべてすぐ寝ねると牛うしになる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

don't lie down right after eating (or you'll turn into a cow)

A humorous proverb warning against lying down immediately after a meal, often used to scold children or in a lighthearted manner. The literal meaning is 'if you lie down soon after eating, you will become a cow.'

• 「食たべてすぐ寝ねると牛うしになるよ」と母ははが子こ供どもに言いった。

  "If you lie down right after eating, you'll turn into a cow," the mother told her child.

• 食たべてすぐ寝ねると牛うしになるって聞きいたことある？

  Have you ever heard the saying that if you lie down right after eating, you'll become a cow?