鬼の首を取ったよう

おにのくびをとったよう

Meanings

1. Expression, な-adjective triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful (literally: as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck)

Kanji

• 鬼 ogre. Read as おに.
• 首 neck. Read as くび.
• 取 take. Read as とる.

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