Definition of 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる (のどもとすぎればあつさをわすれる)

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喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる

のどもとすぎればあつさをわすれる

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expression
danger past and God forgotten, once on shore, we pray no more, once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)(proverb)
Related Kanji
throat, voice
beginning, former time, origin
overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
forget