◆長芋で足を突く　Nagaimo de ashi wo tsuku.
  • 解釈：油断していて、思いも掛けない失策を冒すたとえ。また、大袈裟なこと。
  • Literal：A leg is poked by a yam.
  • Interpretation：He who mocks shall be mocked. It was inattentive and failed. It is exaggerated.
  • 類義：芋茎（いもがら）で足を衝く。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言　A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.