ねじを巻く

ねじをまくnejiomaku

expression · godan verb

  1. to wind (e.g. a watch)
  2. to give (someone) a good prodding
  3. to make (someone) shape up

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences