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えどのかたきをながさきでうつ

江戸の敵を長崎で討つ

表記・読み:江戸の仇を長崎で討つ・江戸のかたきを長崎で討つ・えどのかたきをながさきでうつ

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    to hit someone where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest; to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)五段動詞(つ)idiomatic expression