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真ま綿わたで首くびを絞しめる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
Idiomatic
1. to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
Alt. forms
真ま綿わたで首くびを絞しめる
83%
真ま綿わたで首くびを締しめる
16%
Kanji used
真
truth
綿
cotton
首
neck
絞
strangle
Conjugations...Used in: 96
Composed of
silk floss; silk wadding
to wring the neck; to strangle