お
ひげ
髭
　
の
ちり
塵
　
を
と
取
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to flatter a higher-up, to brush the dirt from a beard.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
お
ひげ
髭
　
の
ちり
塵
　
を
と
取
　
る
 お髭の塵を取る おひげのちりをとる
お
御
ひげ
髭
　
の
ちり
塵
　
を
と
取
　
る
 御髭の塵を取る おひげのちりをとる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beard, mustache
ひげ　シ　くちひげ (Kentei Pre-1)
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ　ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ　なが.い　おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
this, current, next
シ　この　これ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
dust, trash, garbage
ジン　ちり　チン (Kentei Pre-1)
deer
か　しか　ロク (4th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
take, fetch, take up
と.る　シュ　とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)