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えんこうつきをとる

猿猴月を取る

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    to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)

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