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溺れる おぼれる N3

  1. to (nearly) drown; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to struggle in the water
  2. to be addicted; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in

溺れる者は藁をも掴む おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ

  1. a drowning man will clutch at a straw

策士策に溺れる さくしさくにおぼれる

  1. craft brings nothing home; the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
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