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N1 Lesson 9: 15/20

に託(かこつ)けて
In the name of, Using the excuse of, To use as a pretext of, Under the guise/pretense of

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Noun + にかこつけて
Verb + (1) + かこつけて

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  • (A) にかこつけて (B) is a phrase meaning “under the pretence of” and is used to mark behavior (A) that is used to hide real reason or intention. The phrase is often used for criticism.
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「花子(はなこ)ったら部(ぶ)活動(かつどう)にかこつけて、部室(ぶしつ)に潜(もぐ)り込(こ)んでひとり遊(あそ)んでばかりいる。」
“Speaking of Hanako, she sneaks into the club room under the pretence of club activity and just lazes around.”
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人(ひと)(私(わたし)も含(ふく)めて)はお菓子(かし)大好(だいす)き何(なに)かにかこつけていつも買(か)ってしまうのではないだろうか。
I think that people (myself included) love sweets and will always buy them under some pretext.
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武田(たけだ)「田中(たなか)さんったら出張(しゅっちょう)にかこつけてパリを観光(かんこう)するつもりね。」
田中(たなか)さん「いやいや、そんなこと。」
Takeda: “Tanaka-san, you're planning to go sightseeing in Paris using the pretence of a business trip, aren't you?”
Tanaka: “No no, nothing like that.”
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