気が引ける – Vocabulary details

気きが引ひける

Expression

Verb (1-dan)

1. to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

彼かれはかなり気きが引ひける、といった表ひょう情じょうだ。He has an expression that suggests he feels quite awkward.

state of mind

pull

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood

to close; to be over; to break up (e.g. school); to lose one's nerve; to feel daunted

邪じゃ魔まするのは気きが引ひけたが、興きょう味みに負まけた。

I felt awkward about intruding, but my curiosity won out.

彼かれはかなり気きが引ひける、といった表ひょう情じょうだ。

He has an expression that suggests he feels quite awkward.

友とも達だちのスマホを覗のぞくというのは、気きが引ひけた。

I felt awkward about sneaking a look at my friend's smartphone.

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