ひきたおす – Vocabulary details

ひきたおす

Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)

1. to pull down

ひ

きたお

す

pull; patronage; tug; discount

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

この古ふるい建たて物ものは修しゅう理りする値ね打うちがない。ひきたおす方ほうがよろしい。

This old building isn't worth fixing up. It would be better to tear it down.

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