猿猴月を取る えんこうつきをとる to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns) exp v5r id Advanced ➥
籠鳥檻猿 ろうちょうかんえん denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird n yoji Advanced ➥