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鴨が葱を背負って来る
Hiragana
かもがねぎをしょってくる / かもがねぎをせおってくる
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
思いがけず好都合な条件や相手が向こうからやってくることのたとえ。 / 自分にとって都合のよいカモ（鴨）が、さらに自分に利益をもたらす要素（葱）まで備えて現れること。 / 相手の無知や世間知らずに付け込んで、簡単に利益が得られる状況を指すことがある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
りえきになるあいてがじぶんからやってくるようすをたとえたことば
Sense（1）
a fool and his money are soon parted
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
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鴨が葱を背負って来る
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He spent his money as quickly as 'a duck comes bearing green onions', which means a fool and his money are soon parted.
He spent his money as quickly as 'a duck comes bearing green onions', which means a fool and his money are soon parted.
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彼はまるで「鴨が葱を背負って来る」ように、すぐにお金を使い果たしてしまった。
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