きのをく【いきうまのめをぬく】

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  1. to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; to pluck out the eye of a live horseidiomatic expression
Forms
  • きのをく【いきうまのめをぬく】
  • いきうまのめをぬく
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you
    2. This expression is used to describe someone who is very astute, clever, or quick in understanding situations, often in a competitive or challenging context.
    He successfully concluded the business deal with the sharpness of someone who can pluck out the eye of a live horse.
    Since the competition is fierce, it's necessary to be sharp.
  2. to pluck out the eye of a live horse
    3. This literal meaning conveys a sense of urgency and extreme cunning, emphasizing the need to act decisively and cleverly in difficult situations.
    On the battlefield, decisions must be made with the urgency of plucking out the eye of a live horse.
    Her business acumen is sharp, as if she could pluck out the eye of a live horse.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to be shrewdようa fiercely competitive racecutthroat businessようa ruthless worldto be outsmarted by someone shrewdmindset to be shrewdshrewd strategya cutthroat environmenta situation requiring sharpnessshrewd negotiation
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