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山(やま)を当(あ)てる

やまをあてるyamaoateru

Rare or specialisedVerb

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. expressionIchidan verb

    to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly

    idiomatic expression

    See also: 山(むれ)

    その小(ちい)さな会(かい)社(しゃ)が、競(きょう)合(ごう)他(た)社(しゃ)の商(しょう)習(しゅう)慣(かん)を的(てき)確(かく)に見(み)抜(ぬ)いて、まさに山(やま)を当(あ)てたような新(しん)商(しょう)品(ひん)を開(かい)発(はつ)した。

    • That small company accurately identified the business practices of its competitors and developed a new product that was a total bullseye.
  2. to strike a vein of ore

    Note: orig. meaning

Example sentences 2

その小(ちい)さな会(かい)社(しゃ)が、競(きょう)合(ごう)他(た)社(しゃ)の商(しょう)習(しゅう)慣(かん)を的(てき)確(かく)に見(み)抜(ぬ)いて、まさに山(やま)を当(あ)てたような新(しん)商(しょう)品(ひん)を開(かい)発(はつ)した。

  • That small company accurately identified the business practices of its competitors and developed a new product that was a total bullseye.

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