jmdict 2670370 Active (id#1164649)
眉に唾をつける； 眉につばをつける； 眉に唾を付ける
【 まゆにつばをつける 】
  1. [exp,v1] [id]
    • to keep one's wits about one
    • to be on one's guard
    • to be wary of trickery
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1486320 眉唾物【まゆつばもの】 1. dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
    • ⇐ see: 2670250 眉に唾を塗る【まゆにつばをぬる】 1. to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes
Conjugations
History:
    • A 2014-09-20 05:04:23 Rene Malenfant
    • A* 2014-09-20 03:57:37 Paul Upchurch
    • Refs
      n-grams
    • Diff
      @@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>眉につばをつける</keb>
@@ -16,0 +20 @@
+<misc>&id;</misc>
    • A 2011-12-05 01:04:30 Jim Breen
    • A* 2011-12-04 23:35:03 Rene Malenfant
    • Comments
      more hits
    • Refs
      koj
    • Diff
      @@ -4,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>眉に唾をつける</keb>
+</k_ele>
    • A* 2011-12-04 22:01:45 Jim Breen
    • Refs
      新和英中辞典
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