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じらいをふむ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
1. to step on a landmine
2. to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
Alt. forms
地じ雷らいを踏ふむ
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じらいをふむ
Conjugations...
Composed of
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
Examples (1 in total)
Apparently he stepped on a landmine.