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踏ん反り返る

ふんぞり返る、 ふん反り返る

Reading

Kana: ふんぞりかえる
Romaji: funzorikaeru
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Definitions

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1

to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline

2

to get cocky; to be arrogant

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 ふ.む、 ふ.まえる
Meanings: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment
Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meaning: anti-
Readings: ヘン、 かえ.す、 -かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meanings: return, answer, fade, repay

Example Sentences

演説者(えんぜつしゃ)はふんぞり(かえ)って講堂(こうどう)(はい)っていった。
➥The speaker swaggered into the lecture hall.
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どうせまたふんぞり(かえ)って威張(いば)っているだけなのだから。
➥As he's just up on his high horse again.
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(しん)代議士(だいぎし)はいすにふんぞり(かえ)ってたばこをすっていた。
➥The new Diet member was smoking, leaning back proudly in a chair.
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