生き馬の目を抜く いきうまのめをぬく Meanings Expression to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you (literally: to pluck out the eye of a live horse) Kanji 生 life. Read as いきる. 馬 horse. Read as うま. 目 eye 抜 pull out. Read as ぬく. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists