戴くものは夏も小袖 いただくものはなつもこそで Meanings Expression taking whatever one can get one's hands on; being greedy (literally: accepting a padded silk sleeve even in summer) Kanji 戴 humbly receive. Read as いただく. 夏 summer. Read as なつ. 小 small 袖 sleeve. Read as そで. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists