| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 足を引っ張る | あしをひっぱる | to hold (something/somebody) back |
| 彼はそれを実行しようとしたが仲間たちに足を引っぱられた He was frustrated [thwarted] by his colleagues in his attempt to carry out the plan. あまり締まり屋だとご主人の足を引っぱることになりますよ If you are too stingy [frugal], you’ll 「hurt your husband’s chances [get in the way of your husband’s success]. |