草葉の蔭

で under the sod

(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ 陰)

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くさばのかげ【草葉の蔭】

●草葉の蔭で under the sod; in the grave

・そんなことをするとお父さんが草葉の蔭で泣きますよ. That would be enough to make your father turn (over) in his grave.

・彼女は草葉の蔭で私の成功を祈っていますと言った. She told me that she would keep praying for my success from the other side [after she was gone].