とんぼ返り

とんぼがえり

somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop

Also written トンボ帰り、とんぼ帰り、トンボ返り、蜻蛉返り、蜻蛉帰り

Meanings

  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive

    somersault
  2. returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop
  3. abrupt change of direction

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