のれんに腕押し（のれんにうでおし）
JLPT N2 · noun
Meaning: pushing against a noren curtain (futile effort)
Example sentences
- いくら言ってものれんに腕押しだ。 — No matter how much I say it, it's like punching a curtain—totally futile.
- 彼に注意してものれんに腕押しだった。 — Warning him got no response at all, like talking to a wall.
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