Let's think of the line as a prone body.
My danna is useless! He just lies down all day under the sun , working on his TAN.
DESCRIPTION:
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JUKUGO:
旦那
( だんな )
the more informal, spoken word for husband (your own or other peoples') - (BOOBOO: if you're talking about someone else's man, say お旦那さん (more polite!))
(1/2 KANA)
一旦xxxすると
( いったん xxxすると)
once you've started to do xxx . . . (i.e. once you've gotten married, you can't get divorced! once you've promised, you can't go back on it!)
(KANA)
一 (one) + 旦 (danna (husband))
= 一旦 (once you've started to do xxx . . .)