てをこまねく

Frequency rank: 25,089. – 25,240.
    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ku' ending
  1. to fold one's arms
  2. to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms
  3. to lie in wait; to be ready and waitingcolloquialism
Forms
  • てをこまねくFrequency rank: 25,089. – 25,240.
  • てをこまねくてをこまぬく
  • てをこまねく
  • てをこまぬく
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. きごうきごう.