JMdictDB - Japanese Dictionary DatabaseEntriesSearch | Advanced Search | New Entry | Submissions | Help |
1. |
[exp,v5s]
▶ to threaten by outward appearance ▶ to use bluff to intimidate ▶ to make empty threats
|
2. | A 2021-12-11 07:02:01 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Comments: | Nearly 2 weeks. Closing. |
|
1. | A* 2021-11-29 03:09:51 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | 鬼面人を驚かす 654 鬼面人を威す 23 <- entry proposed. GG5 (example): 鬼面人を驚かす threaten 《people》 by presenting a show of strength; use bluff to intimidate; bluff. 中辞典: 鬼面人を驚かす 《事が主語》 startle 《people》 by its strange appearance; be startling in its outward appearance (but not in its intrinsic nature); bluff ルミナス: 鬼面人を驚かす give a person empty threats. Meikyo: うわべだけの威勢で人をおどす。 鬼面人を嚇す。 |