紺屋の白袴（こうやのしろはかま）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: the dyer's white hakama
Example sentences
- 忙しくて自分の家は後回し、紺屋の白袴だ。 — He's so busy he neglects his own house—the shoemaker's children go barefoot.
- 専門家なのに自分のことは紺屋の白袴だ。 — Even though he's an expert, he neglects his own affairs, like the shoemaker's children going barefoot.
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