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骨
ほね
を
盗
ぬす
む
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
1. to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble
2. to nullify someone's efforts
as 骨を盗むまい, 骨を盗まず, etc.
Kanji used
骨
bone
盗
steal
Conjugations...
Used in: 7
Composed of
骨
ほね
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
盗
ぬす
む
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
Examples (1 in total)
彼
かれ
は
恐
きょう
竜
りゅう
の
骨
ほね
を
盗
ぬす
んだ
ことで
非
ひ
難
なん
された。
He was accused of stealing dinosaur bones.