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見す見す[みすみす] (misumisu)

before one's very eyes

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Meaning

見す見す (みすみす, misumisu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “before one's very eyes”.

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Example sentences 10

彼かれはチャンスをみすみす逃のがしてしまった

He let the opportunity pass him by.

みすみす千円損をした.

I lost a thousand yen (quite) needlessly [unnecessarily].

彼はみすみすそのチャンスを逃した。

He let that chance slip right out from under his nose.

みすみす機会を取り逃がしてしまった.

I let the chance slip through my fingers.

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