JLPT N2Idioms
油を絞る
- Meaning
- 厳しく叱って責める
- Explanation
- "油を絞る" means to scold and blame someone harshly for a failure or the like. The word resembles the previous question's "油を売る" (to slack off), but the meanings are entirely different. It is not gentle guidance like c1 "teach and guide carefully."
Original Japanese explanation
「油を絞る」は、失敗などを厳しく叱って責めることです。前問の「油を売る」（怠ける）と語が似ていますが意味は全く異なります。c1「丁寧に教え導く」のような穏やかな指導ではありません。
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