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逆鱗げきりんに触ふれる

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Inflections of 逆鱗に触れる
げきりんにふれる
Parts: 逆鱗 触れ
Meaning
    1. ①
      to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one
      彼かれ、ボスの逆鱗げきりんに触ふれ、地方ちほう支店してんに追おいやられたよ。
      He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
    2. ②
      to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
      orig. meaning
Kanji
逆 ギャク inverted, reverse, opposite 鱗 リン scales (fish) 触 ショク contact, touch, feel
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