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    3. 人のふんどしで相撲を取る

    人のふんどしで相撲を取る

    人ひとの​ふ​ん​ど​し​で​相すも撲うを​取とる​

    to profit at someone else's expense

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    人の褌で相撲を取るひとのふんどしで相撲を取る

    ひとのふんどしですもうをとる

    Verb

    1.
    to profit at someone else's expense, to rob Peter to pay Paul, to take risks with other people's money
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    相
    あい-…(8)
    inter-・mutual・together・each other・minister of state…(4)
    Kanji
    撲
    slap・strike・hit・beat・tell…(1)
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    ふ
    fu
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
    ど
    do
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • る

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