► 成句
腕 [(2)うで] [腕を振るう] meaning: perform rank: 3
☆ 彼は社長として腕を振るった ⇨ He swung his arm, successfully managed the company, as a CEO (☛ Literally means “swing an arm”. Depicts the way deftly handling things with hands, or directing people like a conductor)
► 名詞
腕 [(2)うで] meaning: arm rank: 1
☆ 彼は腕の骨を折った ⇨ He broke his arm (bone)
腕 [(2)うで] [coll] meaning: skill rank: 1
☆ 彼女は料理の腕に自信が有る ⇨ She has confidence in her cooking skills
腕 [(2)うで] [腕が上がる] [coll] meaning: skill rank: 1
☆ ピアノを毎日練習していたら大分腕が上がった ⇨ I practice the piano everyday and my skills have improved quite a lot
腕 [(2)うで] [腕が立つ] [coll] meaning: skill rank: 1
☆ 彼女は料理の腕が立つ ⇨ She’s very good at cooking
腕 [(2)うで] [腕が落ちる] [coll] meaning: skill rank: 1
☆ テニスを数年しなかったら腕が落ちた ⇨ I haven’t played tennis for some years and I’ve lost my skills
腕 [(2)うで] [腕を上げる] [coll] meaning: skill rank: 1
☆ 彼は毎日練習して腕を上げた ⇨ He practiced everyday and improved his skills
More examples:
- 彼女ぐらいの腕前のピアニストは幾らでも転がっている ⇨ There are many pianists with her skill level everywhere. They are easy to find
- 腕立て伏せ100回は楽勝だ ⇨ 100 pushups are a piece of cake for me
- 彼のゴルフの腕はメキメキ上達した ⇨ His golfing skills have improved significantly
- 彼はゴルフがちょっとした腕前だ ⇨ He’s pretty good at golf
- 彼は腕組みをしたまま何も言わずに見ている ⇨ He is just watching, without saying a word, with arms crossed
- 彼女の料理の腕はプロも顔負けだ ⇨ Her cooking skills (are so good they) can embarrass pro chefs
- 腕自慢番組が一般大衆の間で人気を博している ⇨ Talent shows are popular among the public
- 一度腕試しにやってみたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you try to see how good you really are?
- 彼は自分の腕を試したくてうずうずしている ⇨ He is raring to test his arm, his true ability (against the best)
- 腕立て伏せ五百回など彼には朝飯前だ ⇨ He can do 500 pushups before breakfast. It is a piece of cake for him
- 彼は腕力には自信がある ⇨ He has confidence in his arm strength
- 彼は伝説の剛腕投手だ ⇨ He was a legendary flame-thrower
- 大統領の右腕 ⇨ The president’s right-hand man
- うちの息子は大変な腕白だ ⇨ My son is very naughty
- 腕が痺れた ⇨ My arm has gone numb