List: idiomatic expression

idiomatic expression  expression  noun  noun (generic) 

• fortunate error, lucky break, fluke

idiomatic expression  expression  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• neither fish nor fowl, hard-to-predict

idiomatic expression  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale, to use a sprat to catch a mackerel, to get big returns on a small investment

idiomatic expression  expression 

• like water off a duck's back, water on a frog's face

idiomatic expression  expression  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to have a comeback for every remark, to be always ready with excuses, to contradict everything

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• to follow suit, to imitate or follow someone blindly
• to ride on someone's back, to ride someone's coattails, to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

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• someone doomed to their fate, fish on the chopping board

noun  noun (generic)  idiomatic expression 

• one's own thing, thing held in one's hand(s)
• one's speciality, one's forte, one's strong point

idiomatic expression  expression  noun  noun (generic) 

• sudden windfall, unexpected piece of good luck, azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf

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• watery grave