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九仞の功を一簣に虧く
きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく
1. [exp,v5k] [id]
▶ to fail one step short of great success
▶ to fall at the last hurdle
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2850657 九仞【きゅうじん】 1. great height

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2015-10-27 23:05:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2015-10-27 15:54:34  luce
  Comments:
seems to conjugate
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&v5k;</pos>
4. A 2010-11-06 18:07:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2010-11-06 05:09:14  Scott
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<pos>&v5k;</pos>
-<gloss>expression meaning to fail one step short of great success</gloss>
+<misc>&id;</misc>
+<gloss>to fail one step short of great success</gloss>
2. A 2010-11-05 23:25:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Added additional PoS via batch update.Added additional PoS via batch update.
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<pos>&v5k;</pos>
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