ほぞをかむ
臍を噛む
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel
N3Expression
Expression, Godan verb (mu ending)
to regret bitterly•to be very sorry (for)•to bite one's navel
Example Sentences
彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。
She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.