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てんびんにかけ
る
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
Idiomatic
1. to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options);
(lit.)
to weigh (something) on scales
2. to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
Alt. forms
天
てん
秤
びん
にかけ
る
84%
天
てん
秤
びん
に
掛
か
け
る
13%
てんびんにかけ
る
1%
Conjugations...
Used in: 22
Composed of
てんびん
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
かけ
る
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 (2 in total)
両
りょう
てんびんにかけ
る
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
りょう
てんびんにかけ
る
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow