手が後ろに回る
Japanese
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手 | 後 | 回 |
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Verb
手が後ろに回る • (te ga ushiro ni mawaru) godan (stem 手が後ろに回り (te ga ushiro ni mawari), past 手が後ろに回った (te ga ushiro ni mawatta))
- (literally) have one's hands behind one's back
- (idiomatic) be arrested