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棚からぼたもち

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棚からぼたもち

tana kara botamochi

Unexpected good luck

Meaning

To receive a windfall or good fortune without effort.

Meaning

To receive a windfall or good fortune without effort.

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कौनसा hi être de marbre fr 请假条 zh effect en recouvrir fr andre en der Sportplatz de في حين أن ar arrogant fr 耐力 zh بی‌پروا fa always en carte postale fr minuit fr Incluir pt साक्षात्कार hi camp en 여동생 ko desrespeitoso pt 초인종 ko allergic en نظامي ar desgelar pt برای دوختن fa

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가슴을 쓸어내리다. ko फोन काटना hi मुझे धीरे जाना है। hi من کاملاً جدی هستم. fa 괜찮다고 생각해요 ko मुझे कुछ चाहिए। hi The elephant in the room. en رای دادن fa Have a nice trip! en Aceitar um desafio. pt avaliar opções pt सिर पर मौत मंडराना। hi De modo algum pt وجهة نظر مختلفة ar Are you ready? en 莫以善小而不为，莫以恶小而为之 zh A torto e a direito. pt العمل عبادة. ar être dans la panade fr صديق عزيز ar 寒くなる ja In two minds. en नया काम शुरू करना hi दाँतों तले उँगली दबाना। hi

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Try + Gerund vs Infinitive: Effort or Experiment? en Arabic Relative Pronouns: The one who (alladhi, allati) ar Hindi Ordinal Numbers: 1st, 2nd, 3rd (Pehla, Dusra) hi Urgent Warnings with 'bloß' (Don't you dare!) de `I'd Like...` — Ordering & Polite Requests en Using Por and Para: Why vs. For (Por y Para) es German Modal Verbs in the Past (Präteritum) de The Rebel Plural: Feminine Words & The Kasra Trap ar Portuguese Future Perfect: 'Will Have Done' (Futuro Composto) pt Counting Cups & Drinks: ～杯 (hai) ja Japanese Passive Voice: Being Affected by Others (に) ja The Verb 'Fazer': To Do and To Make pt Wishes and Hopes: Basic Spanish Subjunctive (Subjuntivo) es Hindi Verb Metaphors: Eat, Hit, & Give (`खाना`, `मारना`, `देना`) hi The 'Link' Past: Spanish Present Perfect (He hablado) es Emphasis: Not Even/Even (连...都) zh Formal Relative Clauses (in which, to whom) en Still Doing & Duration: Spanish Verbal Periphrasis (seguir, llevar, continuar) es

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