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：2025/12/05
二階から目薬
Hiragana
にかいからめぐすり
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
高い所や遠く離れた場所から目薬をさそうとする様子をたとえた言い回しで、手段が遠回しすぎて効果がなく、もどかしいことのたとえ。 / 思うように目的が達成できず、もどかしいこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもとおまわりで、なかなかうまくいかないようすをたとえていうことば
Sense（1）
being roundabout or indirect to the point of being ineffective, often irritatingly so
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being roundabout or indirect to the point of being ineffective, often irritatingly so
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二階から目薬
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I accidentally dropped the eye drops from the second floor.
I accidentally dropped the eye drops from the second floor.
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二階から目薬を落としてしまいました。
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