Vocabulary

What does 首を長くする (くびをながくする, kubi o nagaku suru) mean?

首を長くする (くびをながくする, kubi o nagaku suru) means to wait eagerly for, to look forward to impatiently (lit.: to lengthen one’s neck).

Quick facts
Readingくびをながくする
Romajikubi o nagaku suru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
くびをながくする
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkubi o nagaku suru

to wait eagerly for, to look forward to impatiently (lit.: to lengthen one’s neck)

Example sentences

  • Even now I am eagerly looking forward to the upcoming long holiday.

  • My parents in my hometown are eagerly waiting for the day they can see their grandchildren.

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Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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