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ケチを付ける, けちを付ける, ケチをつける, けちをつける
- kechiwotsukeru,kechiwotsukeru
Definition
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
- to find fault with
- to rain on one's parade
- to nitpick
- to quibble
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Examples of ケチを付ける,けちを付ける,ケチをつける,けちをつける in a Sentence
| 下手な職人は道具にけちをつける。 | A bad workman quarrels with his tools. |
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| ジャックはいつも他人にけちをつけている。そういうわけでみんなは彼を避けている。 | Jack always finds fault with others. That's why everybody avoids him. |
| 怒りっぽくなり、妻の料理にいつもけちを付け胃の痛みを訴えた。 | He became bad-tempered, continually criticized his wife's cooking and complained of a pain in his stomach. |
| 他人のやることにけちをつけるのは簡単である。 | It is easy to find fault with the work of others. |
| 人の仕事にけちをつけるのは良くないぞ？ | You shouldn't be picky about other people's work, you know? |
| 私がせっかくやっていることにけちをつけた。 | He threw cold water on what I was doing. |
| あいつにけちをつけると後が怖い。 | Anyone who criticizes him is asking for trouble. |
| どうしてジェイムズがいつも奥さんにけちをつけるのか、僕には理解できない。 | I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife. |
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