Expression Meaning 宝の山に入りながら手を空しくして帰る
たからのやまにいりながらてをむなしくしてかえる
takara no yama ni irinagarate o munashikushitekaeru
宝の山に入りながら手を空しくして帰る is a Japanese expression that means to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp.
Short Meaning
English
- to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp
- to come home empty-handed despite having entered treasure mountain
Reading
Kana
たからのやまにいりながらてをむなしくしてかえる
Romaji
takara no yama ni irinagarate o munashikushitekaeru