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jmdict 2720050 Active (id: 2200756)
臭い物に蝿がたかる臭い物に蠅がたかる臭い物に蝿が集る臭いものに蝿がたかる
くさいものにはえがたかる
1. [exp,v5r] [proverb]
▶ flies are attracted to foul smells
▶ ruffians flock together

Conjugations


History:
9. A 2022-08-01 04:18:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
8. A 2018-07-09 08:50:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Let's just close it. It's not that common.
7. A* 2018-06-27 04:05:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't think we need the "fig" for a proverb, but wouldn't it be better with the ruffians 
first and the other marked "lit"?
6. A* 2018-06-14 16:09:07  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
don't like the [fig] here (the question is though when we want to use it, if ever)
  Diff:
@@ -21 +21 @@
-<pos>&v5r;</pos>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
@@ -23 +23 @@
-<gloss g_type="fig">ruffians flock together</gloss>
+<gloss>ruffians flock together</gloss>
5. A 2012-06-01 11:55:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -22,1 +22,1 @@
-<gloss>flies are attracted to foul smell</gloss>
+<gloss>flies are attracted to foul smells</gloss>
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