手てをつける
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
1. to set one's hand to; to start work on
In other words, it's a matter of where to start.
2. to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion)
I wonder if they dipped into the shop's money.
3. to have sexual relations; to have an affair
Rumor has it that the company president slept with the secretary.
Kanji used
hand
Top 9000
Composed of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Examples (11 in total)
Where shall we start?
I haven't touched a penny of the money.
Anyway, I have to start working on it from somewhere.
I hear he slept with one of his subordinates.
I wonder if they dipped into the shop's money.
So, where shall we begin?
He never touched wine.
In other words, it's a matter of where to start.
Rumor has it that the company president slept with the secretary.
He was fired for helping himself to company money.
I have no idea at all where to start or how to go about it.