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    3. 羽目を外す

    羽目を外す

    羽は目めを​外はずす​

    to go over the top

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    ハメを外す羽目をはずすはめを外す

    はめをはずすハメをはずす

    Verb

    1.
    to go over the top, to act without restraint, to cut loose
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    Characters that make up this word

    羽
    は・わ・はね…(3)
    feathers・counter for birds, rabbits
    Kanji
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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