狭き門

せまきもん【狭き門】

the strait gate 〔聖書〕

*difficulty

〖C〗

get over ［overcome］ the difficulty of the entrance examination 入試の狭き門をくぐる

hurdle

〖C〗

clear the hurdle of a national examination 国家試験の狭き門を突破する.

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せまきもん【狭き門】

【聖】 the strait gate. <▲> 「狭き門より入れ, 滅びにいたる門は大きく, その道は広く, これより入る者多し」 (Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: -Matt 7:13) より.