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slippery as an eel
Adjective
colloquial
not-comparable
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
非常に滑りやすく、手中に収めるのがほぼ不可能な状態を比喩的に表す / 非常にずる賢い、狡猾な様子を比喩的に表す
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(simile, colloquial) So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold. / (idiomatic, simile, colloquial) Very crafty or cunning.
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slippery as an eel
The glass bottle, slippery as an eel, slipped from her fingers and shattered on the pavement.
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The glass bottle, slippery as an eel, slipped from her fingers and shattered on the pavement.
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