槍玉に挙げる

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1 Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
槍玉に擧げる (kyūjitai)

Verb edit

槍玉(やりだま)()げる (yaridama ni agerutransitive ichidan (stem 槍玉(やりだま)() (yaridama ni age), past 槍玉(やりだま)()げた (yaridama ni ageta))

  1. single out for ridicule
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
      そして(われ)(われ)は、それを(こく)(さい)(かい)()(やり)(だま)()げる(こころ)みには(はん)(たい)である。
      Soshite wareware wa, sore o kokusai kaigi de yaridama ni ageru kokoromi ni wa hantai de aru.
      And we will stand against attempts to single it out for criticism in international forums.
  2. make an example of