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A3 Expression, Noun

(おや)七光(ななひか)benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, riding a parent's coat-tails

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    1. Expression, Noun

      1. 1.

        benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, riding a parent's coat-tails

        Idiomatic expression

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    親の七光り 【おやのななひかり】親の七光 【おやのななひかり】

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    • (おや)(なな)(ひかり)()われるのは(すこ)(くや)しいです。

      It is a little frustrating to be told that I am benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent.

    • 彼女(かのじょ)はただの(おや)(なな)(ひかり)で、たいした(こと)はない。

      She is just benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, and there's nothing significant about her.

    • (おや)(なな)(ひかり)出世(しゅっせ)した(かれ)(まわ)りから(ねた)まれています。

      He, who rose to success by benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, is envied by those around him.

    • (つま)(ぼく)(おや)(なな)(ひかり)だと暴言(ぼうげん)()びせたあげく(おや)まで侮辱(ぶじょく)した。

      My wife hurled abuse at me, calling me a beneficiary of my parent's fame or influence, and ended up insulting my parents too.

    • もしも本当(ほんとう)(おや)七光(ななひか)だったら、(かれ)はとっくに(くび)になっているはずです。

      If he were truly benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, he would have been fired a long time ago.

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