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にかいからめぐすり
Meanings
Expression
Noun
Idiomatic
1. frustratingly difficult task; (lit.) (applying) eyedrops from the second floor
2. roundabout and inefficient way; something totally ineffective
Alt. forms
二に階かいから目め薬ぐすり
にかいからめぐすり
Composed of
second floor; upstairs
eye drops; eyewash