冷飯
ひやめしれいはんひえめしつめためし
Noun
1.
cold rice
2.
hanger-on, dependent
abbreviation
3.
disgraced former actor
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彼は会社で冷や飯を食わされている。
He is being given the cold shoulder (treated as a dependent/hanger-on) at the company.
政治の世界では、一度失脚すると冷や飯を食わされることが多い。
In the world of politics, once you fall from power, you are often relegated to a dependent position.
彼はかつて人気俳優だったが、今は冷や飯を食う生活だ。
He was once a popular actor, but now he lives a life of being a disgraced former actor (or dependent).
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