Definition of そうは問屋が卸さない (そうはとんやがおろさない)

とんやおろ

そうは問屋が卸さない

そうはとんやがおろさない

souhaton-yagaorosanai

View details for kanji: 問View details for kanji: 屋View details for kanji: 卸
expression
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things don't work that well in the real world, things seldom go as one wishes, that is expecting too much, it won't be that easy, the wholesaler won't sell it like that(idiom )
Other readings:
そうは問屋がおろさない【そうはとんやがおろさない】
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然うは問屋が卸さない【そうはとんやがおろさない】
Related Kanji
問 question, ask, problem
屋 roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
卸 wholesale
然 sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well