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Unclassified Expression, う-verb (つ)

足元(あしもと)から鳥(とり)が立(た)つfor something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)

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    1. Expression, う-verb (つ)

      1. 1.

        for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)

        Idiomatic expression

    2. Expression

      1. 2.

        (deciding to do something) abruptly, at the turn of a dime

        Idiomatic expression, usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように

    All Forms

    足元から鳥が立つ 【あしもとからとりがたつ】

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