手を組む
Reading: てをくむ
Meaning: to join forces, to cooperate
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Example Sentence
二 つ の 会社 が 手を組む こと に なった
The two companies decided to join forces.
Usage Notes
Literally means 'to join hands', used figuratively to mean working together or forming an alliance.
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