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(idiomatic) A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

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candle in the wind

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Source Word

candle in the wind

idiomatic

(idiomatic) A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

Japanese Meaning

風に揺れるろうそくのように、容易に災いや危険にさらされる儚く脆弱なもの / 非常に脆く、すぐに困難や逆境に陥る可能性がある存在

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She felt like a candle in the wind as the storm of criticism closed in.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は批判の嵐が迫る中、もろく危険にさらされやすい存在のように感じた。

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(idiomatic) A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

A woman of flame, they had called her. The flame had flickered and died like a candle in the wind--in the restless trade-wind blowing from the Koolau Range.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

candles in the wind

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