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What is the meaning of “足蹴”?

Word Reading Meaning 足蹴 あしげ 〔蹴ること〕〔ひどい仕打ちをすること〕 I〔蹴ること〕人を足蹴にするkick a person/give a person a kick II〔ひどい仕打ちをすること〕人を足蹴にするtreat a person badly彼は人を足蹴にしてまで出世したいらしいHe seems to want to get ahead even if he has to 「trample over [walk all over] others to do it.

What is the meaning of “足切り”?

Word Reading Meaning 足切り あしきり 〔試験の二段階選抜〕足切り(を)する 〔足切りの点をもうける〕establish a cutoff point for a test;〔足切りで受験生を落とす〕disqualify applicants who do not reach the cutoff point on a preliminary examination