Japanese expression / kotowaza: 灯台下暗し
(
tōdai moto kurashi)
Literal Translation: Directly beneath the
lighthouse is dark.
What it means: Some things gets overlooked because they are
too close to you. Also used as a joke amongst Japanese students to mean students sitting in front of the classroom, hidden by the teacher's
lectern, gets away with sleeping in class or cheating on tests more easily.
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