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A 2021-03-30 17:01:31 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
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手に負える 10142
手に負えない 95449 |
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Most of the occurrences of 手に負える are actually negative (e.g. 手に負えるものではない). |
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+<xref type="see" seq="2084650">手に負えない</xref>
+<s_inf>usu. in the negative</s_inf> |
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A 2021-03-29 21:44:31 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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I'm a little surprised how common this one is. |
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-<gloss>able to handle</gloss>
-<gloss>manageable</gloss>
+<gloss>to be manageable</gloss>
+<gloss>to be able to handle</gloss> |
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A* 2021-03-29 18:58:13 Chris Vasselli <...address hidden...>
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https://www.waeijisho.net/word.html?id=32684
https://www.edrdg.org/~jwb/cgi-bin/ngramlookup?sent=手に負える
ngrams:
手に負える: 10142
手におえる: 2689 |
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I don't see an entry for this in Daijirin or on weblio, but I encountered it in the wild and it seems unique enough of a construction that it's worth having its own entry. JMdict already has an entry for 手に負えない, which is more
common. |