► 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:
- 腕が痺れた ⇨ My arm has gone numb
- 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
- 彼女は部屋の掃除をしようと腕まくりした ⇨ She rolled up her sleeves and got ready to start cleaning her room
- 大統領の右腕 ⇨ The president’s right-hand man
- 右腕と左腕を交互に上げる ⇨ Raise your right and left arm alternately
- ここが正に腕の見せ所だ ⇨ This is exactly the occasion where you showcase your skills, prove your worth
- 彼は腕っぷしには自信がある ⇨ He is confident about his (arm) strength
- 彼はゴルフがちょっとした腕前だ ⇨ He’s pretty good at golf
- 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
- 人間の腕と鳥の翼は相同する ⇨ Human arms and bird wings are homologous
- うちの息子は大変な腕白だ ⇨ My son is very naughty
- 彼は社長として辣腕を振るった ⇨ He made a lot of sharp and decisive moves as a CEO
- 彼は腕相撲が強い ⇨ He’s good at arm wrestling
- 一度腕試しにやってみたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you try to see how good you really are?
- 君のギターの腕は随分上達したね ⇨ Your guitar playing has gotten considerably better