表現五段動詞(る)
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; to wrestle sumo in someone else's loincloth
慣用句
参照: 人の褌で相撲を取る
彼のやり方は、他人の褌で相撲を取るようなものだと、多くの株主から不信感を抱かれていた。
- Many shareholders felt distrustful, as his method was like riding on the coattails of others.
会社の資金を使って個人的な投資を繰り返していた彼は、まさに他人の褌で相撲を取っていたと批判された。
- Because he repeatedly made personal investments using company funds, he was criticized for essentially riding on someone else's coattails.