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    3. 毒を食らわば皿まで

    毒を食らわば皿まで

    毒どくを​食くら​わ​ば​皿さらま​で​

    once you've committed a crime, commit to it

    NTExpressionsPolitics & LawKanji Vocab40 strokes

    毒を喰らわば皿まで毒をくらわば皿まで

    どくをくらわばさらまで

    Expressions

    1.
    once you've committed a crime, commit to it, in for a penny, in for a pound, if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    毒
    poison・virus・venom・germ・harm…(2)
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    皿
    さら…(1)
    dish・a helping・plate
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
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    • ま
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