Word Meaning 眉に唾をつける

まゆにつばをつける mayu ni tsubaotsukeru

眉に唾をつける is read as まゆにつばをつける (mayu ni tsubaotsukeru) and means to keep one's wits about one.

Meaning

English

  1. to keep one's wits about one
  2. to be on one's guard
  3. to be wary of trickery

Reading

Kana

まゆにつばをつける

Romaji

mayu ni tsubaotsukeru

Writing Variants

  • 眉につばをつける まゆにつばをつける mayunitsubaotsukeru
  • 眉に唾を付ける まゆにつばをつける mayu ni tsuba o tsukeru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 164590 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

眉に唾をぬる

まゆにつばをぬる

to keep one's wit about one

眉唾物

まゆつばもの

dubious tale

眉唾

まゆつば

taking care not to be fooled

まゆ

eyebrow

眉毛

まゆげ

eyebrow

つば

saliva

焦眉

しょうび

emergency

三日月眉

みかづきまゆ

arched eyebrows

一本眉

いっぽんまゆ

unibrow