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<entry> <ent_seq>2433630</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>爪の垢を煎じて飲む</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>つめの垢を煎じて飲む</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>爪のあかを煎じて飲む</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>つめのあかをせんじてのむ</reb> </r_ele> <trans> <trans_det>to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example)</trans_det> <trans_det>to learn from someone's example</trans_det> <trans_det>to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it</trans_det> </trans> </entry>