爪の垢を煎じて飲む

つめのあかをせんじてのむtsumenoakaosenjitenomu

expression · godan verb

  1. to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example)
  2. to learn from someone's example
  3. to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it

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