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    3. 眉に唾をつける

    眉に唾をつける

    眉まゆに​唾つばを​つ​け​る​

    to keep one's wits about one

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    眉につばをつける眉に唾を付ける

    まゆにつばをつける

    Verb

    1.
    to keep one's wits about one, to be on one's guard, to be wary of trickery
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    眉
    まゆ…(2)
    eyebrow
    Kanji
    唾
    つば・つばき…(2)
    saliva・sputum
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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