手が後ろに回る

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Japanese

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Verb

()(うし)ろに(まわ) (te ga ushiro ni mawarugodan (stem ()(うし)ろに(まわ) (te ga ushiro ni mawari), past ()(うし)ろに(まわ)った (te ga ushiro ni mawatta))

  1. (literally) have one's hands behind one's back
  2. (idiomatic) be arrested