腰を上げる（こしをあげる）

Japanese vocabulary

Meaning: to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

Idioms & proverbs containing “腰を上げる”

• 重い腰を上げる (おもいこしをあげる) — to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

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