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いとをひく
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
1. to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
2. to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
Alt. forms
糸いとを引ひく
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いとをひく
Conjugations...
Composed of
thread; yarn; string
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to pull wires; to pull strings
Examples (3 in total)
Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Is there someone pulling the strings behind the scenes regarding the series of events?
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.