Idioms and Expressions Groups of words whose meaning as a whole may not be deducible by the individual words. 〜目に遭う (having a bad experience) 匙を投げる (give up, throw in the towel) 心を鬼にする (taking a hardhearted stance) 気がある (having an interest in something) 気が合う (getting along) 気が大きくなる (finding courage) 気が散る (getting distracted) 気が晴れる (feeling better) 気が済む (feeling better) 気が遠くなる (becoming lightheaded) 気に食わない (dissatisfaction) 気を落とす (feeling discouraged) 水の泡になる (all that effort for nothing) 油を売る (neglecting one’s work) 甘く見る (taking someone lightly) 目が冴える (wide awake) 目を盗む (sneaking something) 目を離す (averting one’s attention) 穴があったら入りたい (feeling greatly embarrassed) 自業自得 (reap what one sows) 荷が重い (more than one can handle) 足を運ぶ (going out of your way to do something)