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A2 Expression, う-verb (む)
弱みにつけこむto take advantage of (someone's) weakness
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Expression, う-verb (む)
1.
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
All Forms
弱みにつけこむ 【よわみにつけこむ】、弱みに付け込む 【よわみにつけこむ】、弱みにつけ込む 【よわみにつけこむ】
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人の弱みにつけこんでその人を脅す。
Threatening someone by taking advantage of their weakness.
彼の弱みにつけこんで彼を利用することにした。
I decided to take advantage of his weakness and use him.
人の弱みにつけこんで何かを企む人は卑怯な人だ。
A person who schemes something by taking advantage of someone's weakness is a coward.
あいつに弱みにつけこまれて今は下手な事が出来ないんだ…。
That guy took advantage of my weakness, so now I can’t make any wrong moves...
なぜ弱みにつけこむような卑怯な手で彼は得をしようとするのだろう。
Why would he try to benefit by cowardly taking advantage of someone's weakness?
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