Word Meaning 庇を貸して母屋を取られる
ひさしをかしておもやをとられる
hisashi o kashiteomoya o torareru
庇を貸して母屋を取られる is read as ひさしをかしておもやをとられる (hisashi o kashiteomoya o torareru) and means to have a favor returned with spite.
Meaning
English
- to have a favor returned with spite
- to have one's kindness taken advantage of
- give him an inch and he'll take a mile
- to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken
Reading
Kana
ひさしをかしておもやをとられる
Romaji
hisashi o kashiteomoya o torareru
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12買取屋
かいとりや
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price