Japanese

横取り

よこどり
Meaning: usurpation; snatching; seizure
Part of Speech: Noun, Suru verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 横取り —

Handwriting

横
取
り

Example sentences

Snatching someone else's credit is a cowardly act.
彼が苦労して築いたプロジェクトの成果を、後から来た上司が鵲巣鳩居のごとく横取りしてしまった。
The boss who arrived later snatched away the results of the project he had worked so hard to build, just like a dove occupying a magpie's nest.
彼は同僚のプロジェクトを横取りし、まさに鵲巣鳩占の振る舞いを見せた。
He took over his colleague's project, behaving exactly as the proverb 'the dove occupying the magpie's nest' describes.

Usage Notes

Used when someone takes something that rightfully belongs to someone else, often a physical object or credit for work.

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