verb (godan)くらう · kurau
Englishto eat; to drink; to wolf; to knock back
- 毒を食らわば皿まで。As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Englishto receive (e.g. a blow)
- 昔は、悪いことをすると、学校の先生から平手をくらったり拳固をもらうことが当たり前だった。In the past it was perfectly normal to get the back of a teacher's hand or fist as punishment.
Englishto be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
- 銀行強盗すると懲役１０年食らうぞ。Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.
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