跡を濁す
あとをにごす
- to leave a bad impression behind exp v5s
Kanji
跡
セキ
あと
tracks; mark; print; impression
濁
ダク • ジョク
にご.る • にご.す
voiced; uncleanness; wrong; nigori; impurity
Synonyms
立つ鳥跡を濁さず
たつとりあとをにごさず
- it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order exp proverb