"猫の額" meaning in 日本語

See 猫の額 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

  1. 非常に狭いこと。
    Sense id: ja-猫の額-ja-phrase-nLwlYJry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語 慣用句
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          "ref": "(島崎藤村 『秋草』)",
          "text": "わたしの家の庭で見せたいものは、と言ったところで、ほんとに猫の額ほどしかないような狭いところに僅かの草木があるに過ぎないが、でもこの支那の蘭の花のさかりだけは見せたい。"
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        "非常に狭いこと。"
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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              32
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          "text": "わたしの家の庭で見せたいものは、と言ったところで、ほんとに猫の額ほどしかないような狭いところに僅かの草木があるに過ぎないが、でもこの支那の蘭の花のさかりだけは見せたい。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "非常に狭いこと。"
      ],
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          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ]
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    "idiomatic"
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