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A1 Expression, う-verb (つ)
首を洗って待ってろjust you wait, just wait and see, I'll show you
Dictionary Definition
Expression, う-verb (つ)
1.
to wait for one's punishment, to wait before one gets what's coming to one, to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
Idiomatic expression, usu. in the imperative, as a threat
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首を洗って待つ 【くびをあらってまつ】
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ヤクザ:「許さないぞ!首を洗って待ってろ!」
Yakuza: 'I won't forgive you! Just you wait!'
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殺し屋:「お前の事を殺してやるから首を洗って待ってろ!」
Assassin: 'I'm going to kill you, so just you wait!'
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父:「娘をいじめたクラスメイトたち、首を洗って待っていなさい!」
Father: 'You classmates who bullied my daughter, I'll show you!"
- N1
柔道の世界王者に向かって首を洗って待ってろと挑発するとは愚かだ。
It's foolish to provoke the world judo champion by telling him to 'just wait.'
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喧嘩相手:「今度お前の全身をボコボコに殴ってやる!首を洗って待ってろ!」
Opponent in a fight: 'Next time, I'll beat you to a pulp! Just you wait!'
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