Lost in Literal

🇯🇵 Japanese, taken literally

足を洗う

ashi o ah-ra-oo · あしをあらう

Literally

to wash one's feet

What it really means

to quit a shady business; to go straight

한국은 손을 씻고, 일본은 발을 씻는다.

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Japanese, taken literally

猫の手も借りたいI want to borrow even a cat's paw猫に小判Gold coins to a cat猫をかぶるTo put on a cat猫舌Cat's tongue猫背Cat's back猫の額Cat's forehead