◆頤で蝿を追う　Otogai de hae wo ou.
  • 解釈：すっかり痩せ衰えて元気のない様。
  • Literal：A fly is driven off by a jaw.
  • Interpretation：It is very depressed. Cord breaks at the last by the weakest pull.
  • 類義：顎（あご＝おとがい）で蝿を追う。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言　A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.