LingakuFrequency rank: 21,528. – 21,645.
- to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one
- to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperororig. meaning
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Ichidan verb
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- to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one
- to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
This expression is used when someone does something that annoys or angers a person in a position of authority, often leading to negative consequences.
I said something rude in front of my boss and incurred their wrath.
He failed to meet his boss's expectations and brought down their anger.
This meaning specifically relates to actions that could provoke the displeasure of someone of high status, such as an emperor or monarch.
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げきりんにふれる逆鱗に触れるto incur the wrath of one's superiorじょうし上司のげきりんにふれる逆鱗に触れるto infuriate one's bossてんのう天皇のげきりんにふれる逆鱗に触れるto incur the Emperor's wrathいとてき意図的にげきりんにふれる逆鱗に触れるto deliberately offend one's superiorげきりん逆鱗をおそれる恐れるto fear the wrath of a superiorげきりんにふれない逆鱗に触れないようにするto avoid offending one's superiorげきりんにふれる逆鱗に触れるようなはつげん発言a statement that incurs wrathげきりんにふれた逆鱗に触れたけっか結果the result of incurring wrathげきりん逆鱗をおかす犯すto violate the limits of patience
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