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    3. 尻に火がつく

    尻に火がつく

    尻しりに​火ひが​つ​く​

    to be pressed (by urgent business)

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    尻に火が付く

    しりにひがつく

    Verb

    1.
    to be pressed (by urgent business), to be under great pressure (to act), to be under the gun
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    尻
    しり…(2)
    buttocks・hips・butt・rear
    Kanji
    火
    ひ・-び・ほ-…(1)
    fire
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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