世渡り

よわたり【世渡り】

**walk

〖C〗《正式》暮しぶり， 世渡り， 処世

live by ［on］ one's wits

《正式》定職をもたず［まじめに働かず］うまく世渡りをする， その日を何とか暮していく.

¶ → 世渡りがうまい

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よわたり【世渡り】

a living; subsistence; life.

～する go [walk] through the world; earn one's living; get on [make one's way] in the world.

●世渡りが上手だ know how to make a living [push one's own way]; know how to get on in the world; do [make] a good job of life

・世渡りが下手だ do not know how to make good use of one's life.

●堅実な世渡りをする go straight; pursue an honest career

・危険な世渡りをする live [lead] a precarious [risky] life; earn one's living by making risky attempts; sail near [close to, close against] the wind.