借りる時の地蔵顔、なす時の閻魔顔 かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama exp proverb Advanced ➥
借りを返す かりをかえす to pay back a debt exp v5s to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone exp v5s id Advanced ➥
借花献仏 しゃっかけんぶつ winning favor or influence using someone else's property; plagiarism; presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers n adj-no yoji Advanced ➥