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jmdict 2433630 Active (id: 2186278) 
2433630 jmdict A [id=2186278]
爪の垢を煎じて飲む；つめの垢を煎じて飲む；爪のあかを煎じて飲む
つめのあかをせんじてのむ
[1][exp,v5m][id]
  to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; 
  [lit] to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it


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JMdictDB is an open-source Postgresql database and Python API for managing Japanese dictionary data developed by Stuart McGraw. More information at http://edrdg.org/~smg/. Please report software problems at https://gitlab.com/yamagoya/jmdictdb/issues or email to jmdictdb@mtneva.com.