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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 + の(1) + にかこつけて

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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）んでばかりいるよ。」
“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）が大好（だいす）きで何（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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