Shirabe
へそ を 曲げる
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expressions (phrasesIchidan verb idiomatic expression to (go into a) sulk;to get cranky;to get cross;to become perverse
Other forms ヘソを曲げる 【へそをまげる】 · 臍を曲げる 【へそをまげる】

曲げるまげる

Common Ichidan Transitive
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb only applies to 曲げる to bend;to crook;to bow;to curve;to curl
少年は考えを曲げなかった。
The boy persisted in his opinion.
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb only applies to 曲げる to lean;to tilt;to incline;to slant
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb to bend (the truth);to distort;to twist;to pervert
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb to yield (a point);to depart (from a principle);to ignore (what one really thinks)
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb to pawn
Other forms 枉げる 【まげる】 (rarely used kanji form)