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    3. お先棒を担ぐ

    お先棒を担ぐ

    お​先さき棒ぼうを​担かつぐ​

    to be a willing cats-paw

    NTVerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab35 strokes

    お先棒をかつぐ

    おさきぼうをかつぐ

    Verb

    1.
    to be a willing cats-paw, to willingly act as someone's tool
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    棒
    rod・stick・cane・pole・club…(1)
    Kanji
    担
    かつ.ぐ・にな.う…(1)
    shouldering・carry・raise・bear
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
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