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尻に火がつく尻に火が付く
しりにひがつく
1. [exp,v5k] [id]
▶ to be pressed (by urgent business)
▶ to be under great pressure (to act)
▶ to be under the gun

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2022-02-02 05:15:07  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-02-01 01:52:41  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
尻に火がつく	2857
尻に火が付く	1136
尻にひがつく	No matches
  Comments:
Dropping 尻にひがつく.
  Diff:
@@ -10,3 +9,0 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>尻にひがつく</keb>
-</k_ele>
@@ -19,3 +16,4 @@
-<gloss>to be pressed for time</gloss>
-<gloss>to be pressed by urgent business</gloss>
-<gloss>to have one's pants on fire</gloss>
+<misc>&id;</misc>
+<gloss>to be pressed (by urgent business)</gloss>
+<gloss>to be under great pressure (to act)</gloss>
+<gloss>to be under the gun</gloss>
2. A 2013-06-12 22:53:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, GG5, ルミナス, 新和英中辞典
  Comments:
1.5M hits for 尻に火がつく.
  Diff:
@@ -4,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>尻に火がつく</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -15,1 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>to run out of time</gloss>
+<pos>&v5k;</pos>
+<gloss>to be pressed for time</gloss>
@@ -17,0 +21,1 @@
+<gloss>to have one's pants on fire</gloss>
1. A* 2013-06-12 11:28:14  Francis
  Refs:
See below.
  Comments:
In the text which I was reading the secondary added entry above was used. The inclusion would help the novice to find the result.

You also have the following on site:-

尻に火が付く 【しりにひがつく】 be pressed by urgent business; WI1

Not many Google hits for the secondary entry, but it helps to keep consistency in entries.

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