- はなっぱしら
- [鼻っ柱] ¶→鼻っ柱の強い¶→鼻っ柱を折る鼻っ柱
bridge of the nose
septum* * *はなっぱしら【鼻っ柱】¶ → 鼻っ柱の強い¶ → 鼻っ柱を折る* * *はなっぱしら【鼻っ柱】the septum 《pl. -ta》 [bridge, column] of the nose; 〔鼻すじ〕 the nose bridge.●鼻っ柱が強い be defiant; be aggressive; be pushy.
●鼻っ柱の強い人 an overly assertive [an overconfident, an aggressive, a defiant] person.
●鼻っ柱をへし折る deflate sb's overconfidence; take sb down a peg (or two).
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.