からっきし

Also written からきし

Meanings

1. Adverb quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely; totally; altogether (with neg. sentence)

Example sentences

• アインシュタインにとって理論物理学は遊びのようなものだったが、そんな彼も税金の計算となるとからきし駄目だった。
  Theoretical physics was child's play to Einstein, but he couldn't figure out his income tax.
• ちなみに私は英語がからきし駄目なんです。
  By the way, my English is absolutely hopeless.

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