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VOCABULARY
三日坊主
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み
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ka
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ず
quitter / someone who can't stick to anything
quitter, person who gives up easily, fair-weather practitioner
idiom
noun
Example sentences
私わたしはいつも三みっ日か坊ぼう主ずで続つづかない。
I'm always a quitter and can't keep things up.
彼かれは何なにをやっても三みっ日か坊ぼう主ずだ。
He gives up on everything; he's a real quitter.
今こん度どこそ三みっ日か坊ぼう主ずで終おわらせない。
This time I won't end up as a person who gives up easily.
日にっ記きを始はじめたが三みっ日か坊ぼう主ずになった。
I started a diary but ended up being a quitter.

Practice exercises

1
弟おとうとはいつも三日坊主みっかぼうずだ。
My little brother is always a quitter.
Answer
三日坊主みっかぼうず
2
彼かれはいつも新あたらしいことを始はじめるが、すぐにやめてしまう。まさに三日坊主みっかぼうずだ。
He always starts new things, but quits immediately. He's truly a quitter.
Answer
三日坊主みっかぼうず
3
ダイエットを始はじめたばかりなのに、もうやめたいなんて、まるで三日坊主みっかぼうずみたいだね。
You just started your diet, but you already want to quit? You're acting just like a quitter, aren't you?
Answer
三日坊主みっかぼうず
4
いくら目標もくひょうを高たかく掲かかげても、行動こうどうが続つづかなければ三日坊主みっかぼうずと思おもわれるだけだ。
No matter how high you set your goals, if you can't continue to act, you'll only be thought of as a quitter.
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三日坊主みっかぼうず
5
この仕事しごとは根気こんきが必要ひつようだから、もし君きみが三日坊主みっかぼうずなら、最初さいしょから手てを出ださない方ほうがいい。
This job requires perseverance, so if you are a quitter, it's better not to get involved from the start.
Answer
三日坊主みっかぼうず