指をくわえる (ゆびをくわえる) — to look on enviously while doing nothing

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指ゆびをくわえる

to look on enviously while doing nothing

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指を咥える指を銜える

ゆびをくわえる

Verb

to look on enviously while doing nothing, to hold a finger in one's mouth

idiomatic expression

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指

ゆび・さ.す・-さ.し…(5)

finger・point to・indicate・put into・play (chess)…(1)

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指をくわえる

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