油を売る
あぶらをうる
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aburaouru
あぶらをうる
慣用句
慣用句 (kan'yōku) — idiomatic phrase. A fixed expression whose meaning is not deducible from the individual words, similar to English idioms like “spill the beans” or “break the ice.”
Tier 0 · most common
Literal
to sell oil
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Figurative
to loaf around (on the job)
Meanings
- to loaf around (on the job)
- to idle one's time away
- to dawdle