尻馬

しりうま

Meanings

1. Noun buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed
2. blindly following suit See also: 尻馬に乗る (しりうまにのる).

Kanji

• 尻 buttocks. Read as しり.
• 馬 horse. Read as うま.

Example sentences

• 自民党が小泉人気の尻馬に乗った。
  The LDP rode on the wave of Koizumi's popularity.

Words containing 尻馬

• 尻馬に乗る (しりうまにのる) to follow suit

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