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Unclassified Expression, う-verb (る)

人(ひと)のふんどしで相撲(すもう)を取(と)るto profit at someone else's expense, to rob Peter to pay Paul, to take risks with other people's money

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    1. Expression, う-verb (る)

      1. 1.

        to profit at someone else's expense, to rob Peter to pay Paul, to take risks with other people's money

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    人のふんどしで相撲を取る 【ひとのふんどしですもうをとる】、人の褌で相撲を取る 【ひとのふんどしですもうをとる】、ひとのふんどしで相撲を取る 【ひとのふんどしですもうをとる】

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