臍を曲げる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へそ
Hyōgai

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
へそを曲げる

Etymology

+‎ +‎ 曲げる, literally "to twist one's belly button"

Verb

(へそ)()げる • (heso o mageruichidan (stem (へそ)() (heso o mage), past (へそ)()げた (heso o mageta))

  1. (idiomatic) to get angry, to be irritated
    つまらないことですぐ(へそ)()げる
    tsumaranai koto de sugu heso o mageru
    to get irritated immediately after trivial things

Conjugation

See also

  • 臍曲(へそまが) (hesomagari)
  • 旋毛(つむじ)()げる (tsumuji o mageru)