身から出た錆

みからでたさび

Also written 身から出たサビ

Meanings

1. Expression paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back

Kanji

• 身 body. Read as み.
• 出 out. Read as でる.
• 錆 rust; tarnish. Read as さび.

Example sentences

• 君の身から出た錆だ。
  You have no one but yourself to blame.
• 文句を言うなよ。身から出た錆だぞ。
  Don't complain about that. You've asked for it.

Word lists

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