手を抜く (てをぬく) — to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to go easy (on an opponent); to hold back (in a competition, fight, etc.)
手を抜く
To cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to go easy (on an opponent); to hold back (in a competition, fight, etc.)
それは
定石通
りというだけで
、
手
を
抜
いたわけではないのです
。
That's just standard practise, it's not like they're cutting corners.
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Verb conjugation table 手を抜く
| Form name (形) | Word |
|---|---|
| Dictionary (辞書) | 手を抜く/てをぬく |
| Past (た) | 手を抜いた |
| Negation (未然) | 手を抜かない |
| Polite (丁寧) | 手を抜きます |
| te (て) | 手を抜いて |
| Ability (可能) | 手を抜ける |
| Passive (受身) | 手を抜かれる |
| Command (使役) | 手を抜かせる |
| Passive command (使役受身) | 手を抜かせられる |
| Conditions (条件) | 手を抜けば |
| Command (命令) | 手を抜け |
| Will (意向) | 手を抜こう |
| Prohibition (禁止) | 手を抜くな |
