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糸を引く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 糸を引く.
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1
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
Examples
この事件はだれかが糸を引いているに違いない。
Somebody must be at the bottom of this affair.
2
to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
Examples
あの会社との取り引きは父の代から糸を引くように切れない。
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.
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