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eat one's gun

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
銃を口に向け、自殺すること。特に、銃口から自傷する形で自殺することを意味する。 / 銃器を使用して自殺する行為、特に銃を口元に当て撃って自殺すること。
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その文化では、誰かが恥を避けるために銃で口を撃って自殺するだろうと言うことは、恥より死を選ぶという陰鬱な比喩だった。

present singular third-person

participle present

past

participle past

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(idiomatic) To commit suicide, especially by use of a firearm discharged into the victim's mouth.

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eat one's gun

In that culture, to say someone would eat one's gun was a grim metaphor for choosing suicide over dishonor.

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In that culture, to say someone would eat one's gun was a grim metaphor for choosing suicide over dishonor.

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