Idioms and proverbs / Level 2 / Four-character idiom
ゆいがどくそん
yuigadokuson
Meaning
Holier than thou.
In use
唯我独尊の態度は嫌われる。
針小棒大
しんしょうぼうだい
Making a needle out to be a club — exaggerating.
徒手空拳
としゅくうけん
Empty-handed, with nothing to rely on.
生殺与奪
せいさつよだつ
Holding the power of life and death.
竜頭蛇尾
りゅうとうだび
Starting strong and ending weak.
唯唯諾諾
いいだくだく
Meekly complying with everything.
岡目八目
おかめはちもく
The onlooker sees most of the game.