(idiomatic) to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away and run

蜥蜴の尻尾切り: passing the buck to a subordinate

(literally) the behavior of some lizards to drop their tail in order to escape a predator / (idiomatic) passing the buck to a subordinate; making a underling carry the can

Alternative form of 蜥蝪の尻尾切り

Alternative form of 蜥蜴の尻尾切り

panda / Abbreviation of 熊麝香猫.

everyone and their dog; literally “cats and ladles too”

to give something valuable to someone who does not understand that value: to cast pearls before swine

a Schrödinger's cat

(idiomatic) tiny, not enough room to swing a cat; literally, “a cat’s forehead”