風呂敷

ふろしき furoshiki; wrapping cloth

Why it means this

風呂 (a bath) + 敷 (a spreading cloth) — originally the cloth spread out at the bathhouse to stand on and wrap one's clothes; now the square cloth used to wrap and carry things; 大風呂敷を広げる, to make grandiose claims.

Breakdown

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