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A3 Expressions, Noun
親の七光りbenefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, riding a parent's coat-tails
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Expressions, Noun
1.
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, riding a parent's coat-tails
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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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親の七光りと言われるのは少し悔しいです。
It is a little frustrating to be told that I am benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent.
彼女はただの親の七光りで、たいした事はない。
She is just benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, and there's nothing significant about her.
親の七光りで出世した彼は周りから妬まれています。
He, who rose to success by benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent, is envied by those around him.
妻は僕に親の七光りだと暴言を浴びせたあげく親まで侮辱した。
My wife hurled abuse at me, calling me a beneficiary of my parent's fame or influence, and ended up insulting my parents too.
もしも本当に親の七光りだったら、彼はとっくに首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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