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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 (2 in total)
Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.