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足元を見る足下を見る足もとを見る
あしもとをみる
1. [exp,v1] [id]
《from palanquin bearers gauging how weary a traveler's feet are, and raising the price accordingly》
▶ to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation)
▶ to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2841304 足元につけ込む【あしもとにつけこむ】 1. to take advantage (of another's weakness)

Conjugations


History:
8. A 2018-06-15 10:43:30  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2018-06-15 01:10:20  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
etymology = note
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+<s_inf>from palanquin bearers gauging how weary a traveler's feet are, and raising the price accordingly</s_inf>
@@ -22 +22,0 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">from palanquin bearers gauging how weary a traveler's feet are, and raising the price accordingly</gloss>
6. A 2017-12-04 08:21:00  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<misc>&id;</misc>
5. A 2015-05-17 23:39:05  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2015-05-17 23:04:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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@@ -8,0 +9,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>足もとを見る</keb>
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