お髭の塵を取る

おひげのちりをとる

Also written 御髭の塵を取る

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to flatter a higher-up (literally: to brush the dirt from a beard) See also: 御髭の塵を払う (おひげのちりをはらう).

Kanji

• 髭 beard; mustache. Read as ひげ.
• 塵 dust; trash; garbage. Read as ちり.
• 取 take. Read as とる.

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