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手を引く

てをひく

to withdraw (from)

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Examples

  1. 事業から手を引いた。

    じぎょうからてをひいた。

    He withdrew from the business.

  2. この件からは手を引くつもりだ。

    このけんからはてをひくつもりだ。

    I intend to pull out of this matter.

  3. 採算が合わず、その会社は海外市場から手を引いた。

    さいさんがあわず、そのかいしゃはかいがいしじょうからてをひいた。

    Unable to make it pay, the company pulled out of the overseas market.

Common patterns

事業から手を引く
to pull out of a business
この件から手を引く
to drop the matter
きっぱり手を引く
to withdraw for good

Memory tip

You take back the hand you had in something; what you leave is marked with から. Do not confuse it with 手を引く meaning literally to lead someone by the hand, or with 手を切る, which is cutting off a relationship rather than an activity.

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