しかをさしてうまとなす
Meanings
Expression
1. to deliberately misinterpret; to invert right and wrong; (lit.) to point to a deer and call it a horse
Composed of
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about