蛇が出そうで、蚊も出ぬ Ja ga desoude ka mo denu.

  • 解釈:大変なことが起こりそうで、結局何でもなかったという意。
  • Literal:A snake is likely to come out and a mosquito does not come out, either.
  • Interpretation:The serious thing was likely to happen and there was nothing anything after all.
  • 類義:大山鳴動(たいざんめいどう)、鼠一匹。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言 A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.