水をあける

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水
Grade: 1

Verb

水(みず)をあける • (mizu o akeru) ichidan (stem 水(みず)をあけ (mizu o ake), past 水(みず)をあけた (mizu o aketa))

1. get a huge lead over an opponent in a competition, leave someone in the dust, get the jump on