けんつくを食わせる けんつくをくわせる to angrily reject; to snub; to give a person a good scolding; to give a person a rap on the knuckles exp v1 Advanced ➥
秋茄子は嫁に食わすな あきなすはよめにくわすな don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility) exp proverb Advanced ➥