弱腰

よわごし
weak attitude

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よわごし【弱腰】

weak knees.

¶ → 弱腰の

¶ → 弱腰になっている時に

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よわごし【弱腰】

a weak attitude.

～な[の] faint-hearted; cowardly; timid; weak-kneed.

●弱腰である be weak-kneed 《in diplomacy》.

●弱腰で交渉に臨む be pessimistic at the start of negotiations.

●弱腰を見せる show [adopt] a weak attitude to [toward] sb; show the white feather.

弱腰になる become weak-kneed.

弱腰外交 weak-kneed [wimpy, namby-pamby] diplomacy.