あしらう

Also written 遇う

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to treat; to handle; to deal with
2. to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with); to dress (with); to garnish (with)

Example sentences

• 彼はいいかげんにあしらえない人である。
  He is not a man to trifle with.
• 彼はいつもそんなふうに私をあしらうのです。
  That is how he always treats me.
• 彼は私の提案を鼻であしらった。
  He turned up his nose at my suggestion.
• 彼女は私たちの申し出を鼻であしらった。
  She turned up her nose at our offer.
• 議員に就職口の世話を頼んでみたが鼻であしらわれた。
  I asked my local member for a job, but he brushed me off.

Common phrases

• 花をあしらう
• 模様をあしらう
• 文様をあしらう

Words containing あしらう

• 鼻であしらう (はなであしらう) to spurn

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