tug/touch one's forelock , lock (HAIR)

This is an opportunity with more than one forelock!

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lock (HAIR) Show phonetics
noun [C]
a small group of hairs, especially a curl:
There is a lock of Napoleon's hair in the display cabinet.

locks Show phonetics
plural noun LITERARY
the hair on someone's head:
curly locks
flowing golden locks

lock¹

━━ n. 一房の頭髪; （pl.） 頭髪; 羊毛・綿花の一房.

forelock

Meaning #1: a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead

Meaning #2: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
Synonym: foretop

n. - 額髮, 栓, 額毛

idioms:

• touch one's forelock 抓住時機
• tug one's forelock 抓住時機

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 前髪

idioms:

• tug/touch one's forelock おもねる