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足元から鳥が立つ
【 あしもとからとりがたつ 】
1. [exp,v5t] [id]
▶ for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)
2. [exp] [id]
《usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように》
▶ (deciding to do something) abruptly
▶ at the turn of a dime

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2018-02-27 06:56:44  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-02-11 20:41:32  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
prog daijs kotowaza-allguide jawiktionary
足下から鳥が立つように in chujiten
  Comments: 
Doesn't seem to conjugate all that often but I think having 
the v5t might help with understanding

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