Sep 22, 2005

Kotowaza of the day: Wanna hear something low?

Japanese:
伏せる牛に芥

Romanized:
Fuseru ushi-ni akuta

Meaning of Japanese:
Throw dirt on a lying cow

English equivalent:
To kick a man when he's down
Rub salt in a wound
Piss on (someone's) grave

Related:
Twist the knife

2 Comments:

At 9/24/2005 9:49 AM, Blogger Safety Neal said...

Other english equivalents that come to mind:

Piss on his grave and twist the knife...

 
At 9/26/2005 9:30 PM, Blogger eBohn said...

Done, done, and done. Thanks, man.

 

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