取り入る

とりいる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

Kanji

• 取 take. Read as とり.
• 入 enter. Read as いる.

Example sentences

• あの男は社長に取り入るのがうまい。
  That man knows how to get on the president's good side.
• 私は彼女に取り入ってうまく秘密を聞き出した。
  I charmed a secret out of her.

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