You Pulling My Leg? (Japanese for Morons is back with Lesson 187: 足を引っ張るashiwohipparu)

足を引っ張る ashi wo hipparu
to slow down, to get in the way, to cause or make trouble or problems, to drag sb down, to put the skids on st

どちらか一方だけを推進しても、逆にもう一方がその足を引っ張ることになる。
dochira ka ippou dake wo suishinshitemo, gyakuni mou ippou ga sono ashi wo hipparu koto ni naru.
Going for just one of the two things will damage the other.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1999年3月号（株式会社ヤック企画）
http://www.hiraganatimes.com

人の足を引っ張るようなことをするな。= hito no ashi wo hipparuyouna koto wo suruna.
Don't drag me down.

ashi = foot/feet
wo = tells you what the verb is acting on
hipparu = to pull



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