Word · 単語
綱引き
Reading つなひき
tug of war
- 1 tug of war
- 2 forward puller (of a rickshaw)
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例文 · examples
国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
sense 1 · tug of war
「委員長、後は何を運ぶんだっけ？」「得点板と大玉もう一個、綱引きの綱」
"Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."
sense 1 · tug of war