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天てん秤びんにかける
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
1. to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options
2. to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
Alt. forms
天てん秤びんにかける
83%
天てん秤びんに掛かける
14%
てんびんにかける
1%
Kanji used
天
heaven
秤
balancing scales
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Conjugations...Used in: 616
Composed of
① 棒の両端に重量のあるものを取り付け、間の一点でつりあうようにしたもの。はかりや物を運搬する際に用いる方法。② 語義1の方法を用いたはかりである天秤ばかりの略称。
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools