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jmdict 2077400 Active (id: 1116185)
口が肥える
くちがこえる
1. [exp,v1]
▶ to be used to eating the best
▶ to have a refined palate
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2420890 舌が肥える【したがこえる】 1. to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2012-10-26 21:29:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2012-10-26 16:11:21  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
Compare also 肥える [3] – this is more basically being “cultured, refined”, though it does have connotations of extravagance.
(Heard in conversation)
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +14,1 @@
+<gloss>to have a refined palate</gloss>
2. A 2010-12-24 06:05:07  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>&v1;</pos>
1. A 2006-02-07 00:00:00 
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