Editing Fundoshi (section)

==Cultural comparisons==
The Japanese idiom {{transliteration|ja|"fundoshi o shimete kakaru"}} ('tighten your loincloth') means the same as the English phrase "roll up your sleeves" or even more accurately "gird up your loins"—in other words, get ready for some hard work.<ref name=":0" /> The Japanese idiom {{transliteration|ja|"tanin no fundoshi"}} (literally, 'anyone else's {{transliteration|ja|fundoshi}}') is often used in a cautionary context about borrowing or using tools or materials belonging to someone else, the meaning extended to that of profiting at another's expense or taking risks with someone else's money.