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bite one's thumb

Verb
historical
Japanese Meaning
(歴史的な用例)反抗の意を示すために、親指の爪を口に含み、歯にぶつける行為。
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口論の最中、彼は伝令に向かって親指の爪を口に入れて歯に打ち付けるという挑発的な仕草をして反抗を示し、何世紀も続く確執を再燃させた。

present singular third-person

participle present

past

participle past

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(historical) To express defiance by putting one's thumbnail into one's mouth and knocking it against the teeth.

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bite one's thumb

At the height of the quarrel, he chose to bite one's thumb at the messenger, reigniting a centuries-old feud.

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At the height of the quarrel, he chose to bite one's thumb at the messenger, reigniting a centuries-old feud.

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