立彬の日本語
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取り入る, 取入る, 取りいる, とりいる
1. to curry favour (with), to play up (to), to cozy up (to), to butter up
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私は彼女に取り入ってうまく秘密を聞き出した。
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I charmed a secret out of her.
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その係長は勤勉な男ではないが、上役にとり入る術を心得ているから、早く昇進するのだ。
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The chief clerk is not a hardworking man, but gets ahead rapidly because he knows how to curry favor with his superiors.
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あの男は社長に取り入るのがうまい。
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That man knows how to get on the president's good side.
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