埋もれ木

うもれぎ【埋もれ木】

1 〔炭化木〕 bogwood; bog oak.

2 〔不遇の身〕 living in oblivion [obscurity].

●埋もれ木に花が咲く rise out of [from] obscurity.

●田舎で埋もれ木の生活を送る live in obscurity in the country

・埋もれ木のまま一生を終わる end one's life as one lived it: in obscurity.

埋もれ木細工 bogwood carving [work].