暖簾に腕押し

のれんにうでおし

Also written のれんに腕押し

Meanings

1. Expression not worth doing; waste of effort

Kanji

• 暖 warm
• 簾 bamboo screen; rattan blind. Read as レン.
• 腕 arm. Read as うで.
• 押 push. Read as おし.

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