手を抜く

てをぬく

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to go easy (on an opponent); to hold back (in a competition, fight, etc.)
2. to play a tenuki; to tenuki

Kanji

• 手 hand. Read as て.
• 抜 pull out. Read as ぬく.

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