きゅうそねこをかむ

窮 鼠 猫 を 噛 む

  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending

    a cornered rat will bite a cat, despair gives courage to a coward
    proverb

    • 「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」
      "I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"