Take a Leaf from this Book

There are some great success stories around us that we can take as a role model to our own success.

And there is an idiom in Japanese that you can use to express this.

Let's try a Japanese quiz!

A:　田中さんの息子さん、一流大学に合格したそうよ。

B:　すごいね。それに比べてうちの子はゲームばかりしてる。田中さんの息子さんの（　　　）を煎じて飲ませたいくらいよ。

A: I heard that Tanaka-san's son got accepted into a top-tier university.

B: That's impressive. Meanwhile, my son just keeps playing video games. I wish I could make my child learn from Tanaka-san's son.

Choose the correct word to fit into the missing space ( 　　　).

Select the answer from choices 1～3 below.

①　爪の垢（つめのあか）- dirt under one's fingernails
②　髪の毛（かみのけ）- hair on one's head
③　汗（あせ）- sweat

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

①　爪の垢（つめのあか）

◆ Today's expression

爪の垢を煎じて飲む（つめのあかをせんじてのむ）

This proverb means to learn from someone, incorporating their behavior and actions as a model.

It is similar to the English idiom "To take a leaf from someone's book".